Exploring factors of media characteristic influencing flow in learning through virtual worlds

Computers and Education

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2382-2394

  Choi, Beomkyu ^a   Baek, Youngkyun ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning through virtual worlds; Media characteristics; Virtual learning; Virtual worlds

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL FACTORS; ELEMENTARY STUDENTS; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; INTERACTIVITY; MEDIA CHARACTERISTICS; VIRTUAL LEARNING; VIRTUAL WORLDS;

COMMUNICATION; STUDENTS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84860390374     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.06.019     Document Type: Article

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