Leveraging social networking sites for knowledge co-construction: Positive effects of argumentation structure, but premature knowledge consolidation after individual preparation

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 52, Issue , 2017, Pages 161-179

  Tsovaltzi, Dimitra ^a   Judele, Raluca ^a   Puhl, Thomas ^a   Weinberger, Armin ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Argumentation scripts; Argumentative knowledge co construction; Individual preparation; Premature knowledge consolidation; Social networking sites

Indexed keywords

EID: 85022027443     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2017.06.004     Document Type: Article

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