Collaborative activities enabled by GroupScribbles (GS): An exploratory study of learning effectiveness

Computers and Education

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-26

  Looi, Chee Kit ^a   Chen, Wenli ^a   Ng, Foo Keong ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Cooperative collaborative learning; Elementary education; Improving classroom teaching

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF DATA; COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES; COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; COLLABORATIVE WORK; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE/COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; DESIGN-BASED RESEARCH; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; IMPROVING CLASSROOM TEACHING; LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS; SCIENCE CLASSROOM; SCIENCE LEARNING; SINGAPORE; SMALL GROUPS; SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY; TRADITIONAL ASSESSMENT;

CURRICULA; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; STUDENTS;

TEACHING;

EID: 74249108235     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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