How can exploratory learning with games and simulations within the curriculum be most effectively evaluated?

Computers and Education

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 249-264

  De Freitas, Sara ^a   Oliver, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Authoring tools and methods; Elementary education; Evaluation of CAL systems; Interactive learning environments; Pedagogical issues; Simulations

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; GAME THEORY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

AUTHORING TOOLS AND METHODS; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; EVALUATION OF CAL SYSTEMS; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES;

CURRICULA;

EID: 31144434319     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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