A study of educational simulations Part 1 - Engagement and learning

Journal of Interactive Learning Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 397-419

  Adams, Wendy K ^a   Reid, Sam ^a   Lemaster, Ron ^a   McKagan, Sarah B ^a   Perkins, Katherine K ^a   Dubson, Michael ^a   Wieman, Carl E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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