Educational benefits of using game consoles in a primary classroom: A randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 850-864

  Miller, David J ^a   Robertson, Derek P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Learning and Teaching Scotland   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDRENS; CLASSROOM LEARNING; COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELVES; COMPUTER GAME; CONTROL GROUPS; CONTROLLED TRIAL; DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE; EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS; EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS; GAME CONSOLES; OUTPUT DATA; SCOTLAND;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

TEACHING;

EID: 80051718142     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2010.01114.x     Document Type: Article

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