An empirical analysis of children's thinking and learning in a computer game context

Educational Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 219-233

  Ko, Seonju ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33745453033     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410120115274     Document Type: Article

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