Dynamic group formation as an approach to collaborative learning support

IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 173-186

  Srba, Ivan ^a   Bielikova, Maria ^a  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; computer science education; computer uses in education; distance learning

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE EDUCATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATION COMPUTING; GROUP TECHNOLOGY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; COLLABORATIVE PLATFORM; COMPATIBILITY PROBLEMS; COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION; COMPUTER USES IN EDUCATION; GROUP FORMATIONS; LONG-TERM EXPERIMENTS; REAL-TIME COLLABORATION;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84933044319     PISSN: 19391382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TLT.2014.2373374     Document Type: Article

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