Performance evaluation of an online argumentation learning assistance agent

Computers and Education

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1270-1280

  Huang, Chenn Jung ^a   Wang, Yu Wu ^a   Huang, Tz Hau ^a   Chen, Ying Chen ^a   Chen, Heng Ming ^a   Chang, Shun Chih ^a  

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cooperative collaborative learning; Elementary education; Evaluation methodologies; Evaluation of CAL systems; Heterogeneous grouping; Intelligent tutoring systems; Learning assistant; Online argumentation; State transition diagrams

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE/COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; EVALUATION OF CAL SYSTEMS; HETEROGENEOUS GROUPING; INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEM; LEARNING ASSISTANT; ONLINE ARGUMENTATION; STATE-TRANSITION DIAGRAMS;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; E-LEARNING; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; ONLINE SYSTEMS; OPEN SYSTEMS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 79951943468     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.01.013     Document Type: Article

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