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Peer tutoring with the aid of the Internet

  1. Michael J Evans,
  2. Jeffrey S Moore*

Article first published online: 1 MAR 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2011.01280.x

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British Journal of Educational Technology

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volume 44, Issue 1, pages 144–155, January 2013

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Evans, M. J. and Moore, J. S. (2013), Peer tutoring with the aid of the Internet. British Journal of Educational Technology, 44: 144–155. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2011.01280.x

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  1. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

*Professor Jeffrey S. Moore, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Box 55-5 Roger Adams Laboratory, MC 712, 600 S Mathews Urbana, IL 61801, USA. Tel: (217) 244-5914; email: jsmoore@illinois.edu

  1. Michael J Evans is a graduate student in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His primary research interests are collaborative learning in blended learning environments, instructional techniques and projects to facilitate collaborative learning online and web development for organic chemical education. Jeffrey S Moore is the Murchison-Mallory professor of Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His primary research interests span organic chemistry and include chemical education, organic materials for self-healing applications and mechanochemistry.

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  1. Issue published online: 21 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 1 MAR 2012

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