Measuring engagement as students learn dynamic systems and control with a video game

Advances in Engineering Education

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Coller, B D ^a   Shernoff, David J ^a   Strati, Anna D ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Controls; Dynamic systems; Student engagement; Video games

Indexed keywords

CONTROL ALGORITHMS; DYNAMIC SYSTEMS; EXPERIENCE SAMPLING METHOD; GAME ENVIRONMENT; SITUATIONAL FACTORS; STUDENT ENGAGEMENT; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; VIDEO GAME; VIDEO GAMES;

ALGORITHMS; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; STUDENTS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 79955847687     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19411766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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