Significance of context in university students' (meta)cognitions related to group work: A multi-layered, multi-dimensional and cultural approach

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 449-464

  Kimmel, Karen ^a   Volet, Simone ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; Cultural diversity; Group work; Metacognition; Multi layered contexts

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955980697     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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