Exploratory study on the patterns of online interaction and knowledge co-construction in project-based learning

Computers and Education

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1383-1392

  Heo, Heeok ^a   Lim, Kyu Yon ^b   Kim, Youngsoo ^c  

^a Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University   (South Korea)

^c Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Online interaction; Project based Learning; Social construction of knowledge; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

CO-CONSTRUCTION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DENSITY INDEX; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; GROUP ACTIVITIES; MICRO AND MACRO; ONLINE DISCUSSIONS; ONLINE INTERACTION; PHASE I; PHASE II; PROJECT BASED LEARNING; PROJECT WORK; SHARED INFORMATION; SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS; TEAM MEMBERS; UNDERGRADUATE COURSES;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS;

ONLINE SYSTEMS;

EID: 77955554650     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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