Methodological issues in measuring group learning

Small Group Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 379-404

  Goodman, Paul S ^a   Dabbish, Laura A ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

group learning; measurement; methods; transactive memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960042305     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: 15528278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496410385471     Document Type: Review

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