Fostering argumentative knowledge construction through enactive role play in Second Life

Computers and Education

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 317-329

  Jamaludin, Azilawati ^a   Chee, Yam San ^a   Ho, Caroline Mei Lin ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Enactive role play; Epistemic activities; Second Life

Indexed keywords

ARGUMENTATION; ARGUMENTATION FRAMEWORKS; ARGUMENTATIVE KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION; CLASS LEVEL; DATA ANALYSIS; EMBODIED EXPERIENCE; ENACTIVE ROLE PLAY; EPISTEMIC ACTIVITIES; IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROLE PLAY; SECOND LIFE; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; STUDENT GROUPS; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; VIRTUAL CHARACTER;

STUDENTS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 67349116078     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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