Knowledge construction and knowledge sharing: A wiki-based approach

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue , 2011, Pages 622-627

  Montero Fleta, Begoña ^a   Pérez Sabater, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Active learning; Collaborative work; Communication skills; Construction of knowledge; Life long learning; Linguistic skills; Wiki; Writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84055223635     PISSN: 18770428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.11.118     Document Type: Conference Paper

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