Problem-based learning: An instructional model of collaborative learning

The International Handbook of Collaborative Learning

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 370-386

  Hmelo Silver, Cindy E ^a   Desimone, Christina ^b  

^a Rutgers University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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EID: 85086196569     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203837290-30     Document Type: Chapter

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