The Impact of a Science Education Game on Students' Learning and Perception of Inhalants as Body Pollutants

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 295-303

  Klisch, Yvonne ^a   Miller, Leslie M ^a   Wang, Shu ^a   Epstein, Joel ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSOURI INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward inhalants; Body pollution; Environmental education; Game based learning; Science based drug education; Toxic chemicals; Video game

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863338075     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-011-9319-y     Document Type: Article

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