Learning to write in an online writing center: The effect of learning styles on the writing process

Computers and Education

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 60-71

  Van Waes, Luuk ^a   Van Weijen, Daphne ^a,b   Leijten, Mariëlle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Business communication; Keystroke logging; Learning style; Writing center; Writing style

Indexed keywords

STUDENTS;

ACTIVE LEARNERS; BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS; LEARNING MATERIALS; LEARNING STYLE; ONLINE LEARNING; TEXT QUALITIES; WRITING PROCESS; WRITING STYLE;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84892763956     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2013.12.009     Document Type: Article

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