Methodology for evaluating a novel education technology: A case study of handheld video games in Chile

Computers and Education

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 174-191

  Margolis, Jesse L ^a   Nussbaum, Miguel ^b,c   Rodriguez, Patricio ^b   Rosas, Ricardo ^b  

^a Educational Consultant   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c Escuela de Ingenieria   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness analysis; Elementary education; Evaluation methodologies; Evaluation of CAL systems; Feasibility analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; HAND HELD COMPUTERS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS;

COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; EVALUATION OF CAL SYSTEMS; FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS;

EDUCATION;

EID: 29144458290     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2004.07.007     Document Type: Article

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