Semantic search of tools for collaborative learning with the Ontoolsearch system

Computers and Education

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 835-848

  Vega Gorgojo, Guillermo ^a   Bote Lorenzo, Miguel L ^a   Asensio Pérez, Juan I ^a   Gómez Sánchez, Eduardo ^a   Dimitriadis, Yannis A ^a   Jorrín Abellán, Iván M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cooperative collaborative learning; Human computer interface; Media in education

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; COMPARISON STUDY; COOPERATIVE/COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; DIRECT MANIPULATION INTERFACES; EVALUATION RESULTS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERFACES; KEYWORD SEARCH; KNOWLEDGE BASIS; LEARNING SITUATION; LEARNING TOOL; MEDIA IN EDUCATION; QUERY FORMULATION; RETRIEVAL PERFORMANCE; SEARCH FACILITIES; SEARCH SYSTEM; SEARCH TASKS; SEMANTIC SEARCH; SIMPLE KEYWORD SEARCH;

INTEROPERABILITY; ONTOLOGY; USER INTERFACES;

SEMANTICS;

EID: 77249168139     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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