Fun and games: The influence of a playful pre-training intervention and microcomputer playfulness on computer-related performance

Journal of Educational Computing Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 407-424

  Pauli, Kevin P ^a   May, Douglas R ^b   Gilson, Richard L ^c  

^a MILLSAPS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0142104223     PISSN: 07356331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/MPLT-XEVX-5A7V-XTJ6     Document Type: Article

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