Learning analytics in collaborative learning supported by Slack: From the perspective of engagement.
Abstract IT approach has been gradually applied in collaborative learning groups in higher education nowadays. However, it is still difficult to measure and assess each student's engagement in learning groups. Moreover, how to promote students' engagement in learning groups is also an important prob...
| Published in: | Computers in Human Behavior Vol. 92; pp. 625 - 634 |
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