Analyzing online behaviors, roles, and learning communities via online discussions

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 140-151

  Yeh, Yu Chu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Behavior; Learning community; Online discussion; Preservice teacher; Roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954249336     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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