Learning science via animated movies: Its effect on students' thinking and motivation

Computers and Education

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 839-846

  Barak, Miri ^a   Ashkar, Tamar ^a   Dori, Yehudit J ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Elementary education; Evaluation of CAL systems; Interactive learning environments; Multimedia hypermedia system

Indexed keywords

DAILY LIVES; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; EVALUATION OF CAL SYSTEMS; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LEARNING OUTCOME; LEARNING SCIENCE; LEARNING STYLE; MEANINGFUL LEARNING; MULTIMEDIA/HYPERMEDIA SYSTEMS; QUANTITATIVE METHODOLOGY; REPORT CARDS; SELF EFFICACY; THINKING SKILLS;

LEARNING SYSTEMS; MOTION PICTURES; MOTIVATION; SURVEYS; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 78650170132     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2010.10.025     Document Type: Article

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