Exploiting TALENT as a tool for teaching and learning

International Journal of Learning

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 431-440

  Maragos, Konstantinos ^a   Grigoriadou, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Educational games; Evaluation; Learning; Learning outcomes; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855774801     PISSN: 14479494     EISSN: 14479540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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