Game design as an interactive learning environment for fostering students' and teachers' mathematical inquiry

International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-184

  Kafai, Y B ^a   Franke, M L ^a   Ching, C C ^a   Shih, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; GAME THEORY; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; STUDENTS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

MATHEMATICAL INQUIRIES;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 0032320539     PISSN: 13823892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009777905226     Document Type: Article

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