Learning how to write effectively for academic journals: A case study investigating the design and development of a genre-based writing tutorial system

Computers and Education

Volumn 78, Issue , 2014, Pages 250-267

  Lo, Hsiang Yee ^a   Liu, Gi Zen ^a   Wang, Tzone I ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Architectures for educational technology system; Evaluation of CAL systems; Intelligent tutoring systems; Interactive learning environments

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; E-LEARNING; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

ARCHITECTURES FOR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM; EVALUATION OF CAL SYSTEMS; INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEM; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; WRITING IN THE DISCIPLINES;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84904024122     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2014.06.007     Document Type: Article

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