Gender differences in game activity preferences of middle school children: Implications for educational game design

Educational Technology Research and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 643-663

  Kinzie, Mable B ^a   Joseph, Dolly R D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Peabody School   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity modes; Educational games; Game design; Game play preferences; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 54449097376     PISSN: 10421629     EISSN: 15566501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11423-007-9076-z     Document Type: Article

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