Using games to teach statics calculation procedures: Application and assessment

Computer Applications in Engineering Education

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 222-232

  Philpot, Timothy A ^a,b,c,d   Hall, Richard H ^a,c,e   Hubing, Nancy ^a,c   Flori, Ralph E ^a,c  

^a University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

^b Department of Basic Engineering ^*  (United States)

^c MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d United States Department of Education   (United States)

^e UMR's Human Computer Interaction Research Laboratory

Author keywords

Animation; Computer based instruction; Engineering mechanics; Games; Statics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-BASED INSTRUCTION; ENGINEERING MECHANICS; GAMES; STATICS;

ANIMATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; STUDENTS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 27844548066     PISSN: 10613773     EISSN: 10990542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cae.20043     Document Type: Article

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