The effect of varied game-based learning systems in engineering education: An experimental study

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 27, Issue 3 PART 1, 2011, Pages 482-487

  Chen, Wei Fan ^a   Wu, Wen Hsiung ^b   Chuang, Tsung Yen ^c   Chou, Pao Nan ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Experimental study; Game based learning; Quantitative evaluation; Software engineering education

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959884345     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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