Digital games for young children ages three to six: From research to design

Computers in the Schools

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 299-313

  Lieberman, Debra A ^a   Fisk, Maria Chesley ^a   Biely, Erica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Digital game; Health; Kindergarten; Learning; Media; Physical activity; Preschool; Research; Video game

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955434048     PISSN: 07380569     EISSN: 15287033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07380560903360178     Document Type: Article

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