Developing a new computer game attitude scale for taiwanese early adolescents

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 183-193

  Liu, Eric Zhi Feng ^a,b,c   Lee, Chun Yi ^a,b,c   Chen, Jen Huang ^a,b,c  

^a Research Center for Science and Technology for Learning   (Taiwan)

^b Tzu Chiang Junior High School   (Taiwan)

^c Ruei Fong Elementary School   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computer game; Computer game attitude scale; Early adolescents; Taiwanese early adolescents

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873107583     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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