The Nature of Peer Interaction in the Social Context Created by the Use of Word Processors.

Kumpulainen, Kristiina

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Publication Date: 1996

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The Nature of Peer Interaction in the Social Context Created by the Use of Word Processors.

Kumpulainen, Kristiina

Learning and Instruction, v6 n3 p243-61 Sep 1996

Studies with 8 children in the United Kingdom and 30 in Finland show that verbal interactions of children doing collaborative writing with a computer are highly task-related and characterized by exchange of information, questioning, judging, organizing, and composing. Exploratory and argumentational use of language was found to be low. (SLD)

Descriptors: Children, Collaborative Writing, Context Effect, Cooperative Learning, Foreign Countries, Interaction, Language Usage, Peer Relationship, Social Environment, Speech, Verbal Communication, Word Processing

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Finland; United Kingdom

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