Game-based curriculum and transformational play: Designing to meaningfully positioning person, content, and context

Computers and Education

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 518-533

  Barab, Sasha ^a   Pettyjohn, Patrick ^b   Gresalfi, Melissa ^b   Volk, Charlene ^b   Solomou, Maria ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational technology; Learning environments; Persuasive writing; Play theory; Videogames

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; PERSUASIVE WRITING; PLAY THEORY; VIDEO GAME;

DESIGN; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

CURRICULA;

EID: 80053360028     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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