Asynchronous discussions and assessment in online learning

Journal of Research on Technology in Education

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 309-328

  Vonderwell, Selma ^a   Liang, Xin ^b   Alderman, Kay ^b  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Asynchronous online discussion; Learning community; Online assessment; Online learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008770594     PISSN: 15391523     EISSN: 19450818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15391523.2007.10782485     Document Type: Article

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