Re-thinking scientific literacy out-of-school: Arguing science issues in a niche Facebook application

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 53, Issue , 2015, Pages 593-604

  Greenhow, Christine ^a   Gibbins, Thor ^b   Menzer, Melissa M ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Computer supported collaborative learning; Facebook; Informal learning; Scientific literacy; Social media

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; E-LEARNING; SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING;

ARGUMENTATION; COMPUTER SUPPORTED COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; FACEBOOK; INFORMAL LEARNING; SCIENTIFIC LITERACY; SOCIAL MEDIA;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84940720577     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.06.031     Document Type: Article

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