The impact of cooperative learning on student engagement: Results from an intervention

Active Learning in Higher Education

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 175-187

  Herrmann, Kim J ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Approaches to learning; cooperative learning; engagement; participation; quasi experiment; tutorials

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887521744     PISSN: 14697874     EISSN: 17412625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469787413498035     Document Type: Article

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