Designing centers of expertise for academic learning through video games

Theory into Practice

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 240-251

  Squire, Kurt D ^a,b   DeVane, Ben ^a   Durga, Shree ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b 544b TEB ^*  (United States)

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EID: 46349101970     PISSN: 00405841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00405840802153973     Document Type: Article

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