Analyzing collaboration and interaction in learning environments to form learner groups.

An important number of academic tasks should be solved collaboratively by groups of learners. The Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) systems support this collaboration by means of shared workspaces and tools that enable communication and coordination between learners. Successful collab...

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Publicado en:Computers in Human Behavior Vol. 47; pp. 42 - 50
Autores principales: Duque, Rafael, Gómez-Pérez, Domingo, Nieto-Reyes, Alicia, Bravo, Crescencio
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Jun2015
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          Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Cantabria, Avenida de Los Castros S/N, 39005 Santander, Spain
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