Scientific habits of mind in virtual worlds

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 530-543

  Steinkuehler, Constance ^a   Duncan, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Game based learning; Informal learning; Informal science reasoning; Social knowledge construction; Virtual worlds

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749156475     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-008-9120-8     Document Type: Article

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