Collaborative argumentation and cognitive elaboration in a computer-supported collaborative learning environment

Instructional Science

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 297-323

  Stegmann, Karsten ^a   Wecker, Christof ^a   Weinberger, Armin ^b   Fischer, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Cognitive elaboration; Collaboration scripts; Computer supported collaborative learning; Online discussion; Think aloud protocols

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857041449     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11251-011-9174-5     Document Type: Article

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