Pretest online discussion groups to augment teaching and learning

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 297-304

  Kuhn, Jonathan ^a   Hasbargen, Barbara ^b   Miziniak, Halina ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET   (United States)

^b Liberty Duneland Dialysis   (United States)

Author keywords

Asynchronous online learning; Bloom's revised taxonomy; Collaborative learning; Critical learning; Salmon's e moderators; Threaded discussion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING EDUCATION; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, NURSING, ASSOCIATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; TEACHING;

EID: 77956238346     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCN.0b013e3181ec28d4     Document Type: Article

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