Game-based learning: The impact of flow state and videogame self-efficacy

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages 2398-2402

  Pavlas, Davin ^a   Heyne, Kyle ^a   Bedwell, Wendy ^a   Lazzara, Elizabeth ^a   Salas, Eduardo ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COVARIATES; FLOW STATE; GAME-BASED LEARNING; IMMUNE SYSTEMS; LEARNING OUTCOME; SELF EFFICACY; SERIOUS GAMES; VIDEO GAME;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 79953112679     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1518/107118110X12829370499402     Document Type: Conference Paper

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