The effects of task characteristics on online discussion

Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Practices, CSCL 2009 Conference Proceedings - 9th International Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 586-595

  Jorczak, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); SPECIFICATIONS;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; CONTENT ANALYSIS; GROUP DISCUSSIONS; HIGHER EDUCATION; HIGHER-ORDER; HIGHER-ORDER LEARNING; ONLINE DISCUSSIONS; TASK CHARACTERISTICS;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84858431117     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3115/1600053.1600137     Document Type: Conference Paper

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