Group work does not necessarily equal collaborative learning: Evidence from observations and self-reports

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 473-492

  Summers, Mark ^a   Volet, Simone ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Co regulation; Collaborative learning; Group work; Situative perspective; Sociocognitive perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149467856     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: 18785174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10212-010-0026-5     Document Type: Article

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