Serious games and learning effectiveness: The case of It's a Deal!

Computers and Education

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 435-448

  Guillén Nieto, Victoria ^a   Aleson Carbonell, Marian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adult learning; Cross cultural projects; Interactive learning environments; Interdisciplinary projects; Simulations

Indexed keywords

ADULT LEARNING; CROSS-CULTURAL PROJECTS; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT; SIMULATIONS;

COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION COMPUTING; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; STUDENTS; SURVEYS; TEACHING;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 80052826083     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.07.015     Document Type: Article

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