Using wikis for learning and knowledge building: Results of an experimental study

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 138-148

  Kimmerle, Joachim ^a   Moskaliuk, Johannes ^a   Cress, Ulrike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b KNOWLEDGE MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Experiment; Knowledge building; Learning; Wiki

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856763159     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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