Epistemic activities and collaborative learning: Towards an analytical model for studying knowledge construction in networked learning settings

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 259-268

  Zenios, Maria ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; Epistemic activities; Knowledge construction; Networked learning; Online discussion

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953886263     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: 13652729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2010.00394.x     Document Type: Article

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