A meta-analytic review of the role of instructional support in game-based learning

Computers and Education

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 412-425

  Wouters, Pieter ^a   Van Oostendorp, Herre ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognition; Computer games; Game based learning; Instructional support; Meta analysis; Serious games

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; COMPUTER GAMES; SERIOUS GAMES;

COGNITION; COGNITIVE PROCESS; GAME-BASED LEARNING; GAME-BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT; LEARNING IN GAMES; META ANALYSIS; MODERATOR ANALYSIS;

EDUCATION COMPUTING;

EID: 84867077539     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2012.07.018     Document Type: Article

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