Practical strategies for assessing the quality of collaborative learner engagement

E-Learning Technologies and Evidence-Based Assessment Approaches

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 254-269

  LeBaron, John ^a   Bennett, Carol ^b  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WRESA Elementary ^*  (United States)

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EID: 80052951106     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-410-1.ch015     Document Type: Chapter

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