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ERIC Number: EJ636392
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1380-3611
Computer Conferencing: An Environment for Collaborative Project-based Learning in Distance Education.
Bernard, Robert M.; Lundgren-Cayrol, Karin
Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice, v7 n2-3 p241-61 Sep 2001
Studied the effects of group formation strategy and levels of tutor intervention on online collaborative learning in a distance education class. Results with 45 undergraduates favor the random assignment of students to collaborative groups and the introduction of tutor intervention during the course of project work. (SLD)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperation, Distance Education, Groups, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Tutoring, Tutors, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Conferencing Technologies
Note: Special issue titled "Educational Technology." Research supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.