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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">109</journal-id>
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        <journal-title xml:lang="en">JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title xml:lang="en">jucs</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="ppub">0948-695X</issn>
      <issn pub-type="epub">0948-6968</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Journal of Universal Computer Science</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.3217/jucs-020-10-1443</article-id>
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          <subject>Research Article</subject>
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          <subject>L.2.0 - Adaption/Adaptive eLearning</subject>
          <subject>L.3.6 - Technology Enhanced Learning</subject>
          <subject>M.0 - KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION</subject>
          <subject>M.9 - KNOWLEDGE VALUATION</subject>
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        <article-title>Chat as a Tool for Social Knowledge Construction Using Asynchronous Discussion Groups in Economics Degree</article-title>
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          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>García-Álvarez</surname>
            <given-names>María Teresa</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:type="simple">mtgarcia@udc.es</email>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Varela-Candamio</surname>
            <given-names>Laura</given-names>
          </name>
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        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Novo-Corti</surname>
            <given-names>Isabel</given-names>
          </name>
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      <aff id="A1">
        <label>1</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain</addr-line>
        <institution>University of A Coruña</institution>
        <addr-line content-type="city">A Coruña</addr-line>
        <country>Spain</country>
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      <author-notes>
        <fn fn-type="corresp">
          <p>Corresponding author: María Teresa García-Álvarez (<email xlink:type="simple">mtgarcia@udc.es</email>).</p>
        </fn>
        <fn fn-type="edited-by">
          <p>Academic editor: </p>
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      <pub-date pub-type="collection">
        <year>2014</year>
      </pub-date>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub">
        <day>01</day>
        <month>10</month>
        <year>2014</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>20</volume>
      <issue>10</issue>
      <fpage>1443</fpage>
      <lpage>1458</lpage>
      <uri content-type="arpha" xlink:href="http://openbiodiv.net/F5607337-4D8A-5119-8927-0C1F006D7A4A">F5607337-4D8A-5119-8927-0C1F006D7A4A</uri>
      <uri content-type="zenodo_dep_id" xlink:href="https://zenodo.org/record/5505627">5505627</uri>
      <history>
        <date date-type="received">
          <day>30</day>
          <month>10</month>
          <year>2013</year>
        </date>
        <date date-type="accepted">
          <day>20</day>
          <month>06</month>
          <year>2014</year>
        </date>
      </history>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>María Teresa García-Álvarez, Laura Varela-Candamio, Isabel Novo-Corti</copyright-statement>
        <license license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="" xlink:type="simple">
          <license-p>This article is freely available under the J.UCS Open Content License.</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <label>Abstract</label>
        <p>The current higher education programs use information and communication technologies to conduct interactive teaching and learning activities. This paper creates an educational method based on an Interaction Analysis Model through the use of chats in higher education. Compared to the traditional functions of the chats in education, our proposal introduces discussions of current economic events and real cases. This contributes to develop the problem-based learning and leads to students not only to improve their knowledge but to develop skills such as teamwork or leadership, which should be important characteristics of a graduate in Business Degree. As a result, students transfer their knowledge to solve current case studies improving their interest in the subject greatly and, therefore, their motivation and the social knowledge construction of the whole group.</p>
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