Not just fun, but serious strategies: Using meta-cognitive strategies in game-based learning

Computers and Education

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 800-810

  Kim, Bokyeong ^a   Park, Hyungsung ^b   Baek, Youngkyun ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Korea National University of Education   (South Korea)

^c Korea National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Interactive learning environments; Media in education; Teaching learning strategies; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

GAME THEORY; STUDENTS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS; DEPENDENT VARIABLES; GAME PLAYING; GAME-BASED LEARNING; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; MEDIA IN EDUCATION; META-COGNITIVE; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIES; THINKING ALOUD; THIRD LEVELS; WRITING ACTIVITIES;

EDUCATION;

EID: 60449108255     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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