Improving the instructional congruency of a computer-mediated small-group discussion: A case study in design and delivery

Journal of Research on Computing in Education

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 385-400

  Ahern, Terence C ^a   El Hindi, Amelia E ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computermediated communication; Instructional design; Small group discussion

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010499639     PISSN: 08886504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08886504.2000.10782287     Document Type: Article

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