Information processing approaches to collaborative learning

The International Handbook of Collaborative Learning

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 19-40

  Webb, Noreen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203837290-8     Document Type: Chapter

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