Cross-age peer tutors in asynchronous discussion groups: Exploring the impact of three types of tutor training on patterns in tutor support and on tutor characteristics

Computers and Education

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1167-1181

  Smet, Marijke De ^a   Keer, Hilde Van ^a   Wever, Bram De ^a   Valcke, Martin ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Cooperative collaborative learning; Interactive learning environments

Indexed keywords

ASYNCHRONOUS DISCUSSIONS; CODING SCHEME; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; COOPERATIVE/COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; EDUCATIONAL SCIENCE; INSTRUCTIONAL SCIENCE; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION; ONLINE COLLABORATION; PEER SUPPORT; PEER TUTORS; PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT; SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS; TRAINING CONDITIONS; TRAINING EVALUATION;

TEACHING;

EID: 77249086051     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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