Group formation in computer-supported collaborative learning

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Group formation in computer-supported collaborative learning. / Wessner, Martin; Pfister, Hans-Rüdiger.
Group '01, proceedings of the 2001 International ACM SIGGROUP Conference on Supporting Group Work: September 30 - October 3, 2001. ed. / Clarence Ellis; Tom Rodden; Ilze Zigurs. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2001. p. 24-31.

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Harvard

Wessner, M & Pfister, H-R 2001, Group formation in computer-supported collaborative learning. in C Ellis, T Rodden & I Zigurs (eds), Group '01, proceedings of the 2001 International ACM SIGGROUP Conference on Supporting Group Work: September 30 - October 3, 2001. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, pp. 24-31, International Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group Conference on Supporting Group Work - 2001, Boulder, United States, 30.09.01. https://doi.org/10.1145/500286.500293

APA

Wessner, M., & Pfister, H.-R. (2001). Group formation in computer-supported collaborative learning. In C. Ellis, T. Rodden, & I. Zigurs (Eds.), Group '01, proceedings of the 2001 International ACM SIGGROUP Conference on Supporting Group Work: September 30 - October 3, 2001 (pp. 24-31). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1145/500286.500293

Vancouver

Wessner M, Pfister HR. Group formation in computer-supported collaborative learning. In Ellis C, Rodden T, Zigurs I, editors, Group '01, proceedings of the 2001 International ACM SIGGROUP Conference on Supporting Group Work: September 30 - October 3, 2001. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. 2001. p. 24-31 doi: 10.1145/500286.500293

Bibtex

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