Investigating Students' Perceived Discipline Relevance Subsequent to Playing Educational Computer Games: A Personal Interest and Self-Determination Theory Approach

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 345-362

  Sørebø, Øystein ^a   Hæhre, Reidar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

educational gaming; intrinsic motivation; perceived discipline relevance; personal interest

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864646497     PISSN: 00313831     EISSN: 14701170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313831.2011.594609     Document Type: Article

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