The effects of computer games on primary school students' achievement and motivation in geography learning

Computers and Education

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-77

  Tüzün, Hakan ^a   Yilmaz Soylu, Meryem ^a   Karakuş, Türkan ^b   Inal, Yavuz ^b   Kizilkaya, Gonca ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Applications in subject areas; Computer games; Elementary education; Interactive learning environments; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCES; GAME THEORY; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MOTIVATION; STUDENTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENT FLOW; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ANKARA , TURKEYS; APPLICATIONS IN SUBJECT AREAS; COMPUTER GAMES; EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER GAMES; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; EXTRINSIC MOTIVATIONS; FORMAL LEARNINGS; GAME ENVIRONMENTS; GAME-BASED LEARNINGS; GEOGRAPHY LEARNINGS; ICT TOOLS; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; INTRINSIC MOTIVATIONS; LEARNING GAINS; POSITIVE ATTITUDES; POSITIVE EFFECTS; PRIMARY SCHOOLS; QUALITATIVE METHODS;

EDUCATION;

EID: 56249138608     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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