Where is the evidence? A meta-analysis on the role of argumentation for the acquisition of domain-specific knowledge in computer-supported collaborative learning

Computers and Education

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 218-228

  Wecker, Christof ^a   Fischer, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Argumentation; CSCL; Domain specific knowledge acquisition; Learning; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK;

ARGUMENTATION; CSCL; DOMAIN-SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; META-ANALYSIS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84897050306     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2014.02.016     Document Type: Article

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