The effects of modern mathematics computer games on mathematics achievement and class motivation

Computers and Education

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 427-443

  Kebritchi, Mansureh ^a,b   Hirumi, Atsusi ^b   Bai, Haiyan ^b  

^a WALDEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Human computer interface; Improving classroom teaching; Interactive learning environments; Simulations; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

CO-VARIANCE; COMPUTER GAME; COMPUTER SKILL; CONTROL GROUPS; ENGLISH LANGUAGES; EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERFACES; IMPROVING CLASSROOM TEACHING; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MIXED METHOD; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIOR KNOWLEDGE; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; LINGUISTICS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

GAME THEORY;

EID: 77953233297     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2010.02.007     Document Type: Article

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