The microworld of Phoenix Quest: Social and cognitive considerations

Education and Information Technologies

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 391-408

  Young, Jonathan ^a   Upitis, Rena ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer games; Educational software; Learning culture; Microworlds; Social interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751173318     PISSN: 13602357     EISSN: 15737608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009600528811     Document Type: Article

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