Research-based design of a medical vocabulary videogame

International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 122-134

  Amanda, M ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Automaticity; English as a second language; International nursing students; Low frequency vocabulary; Medication names

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873159298     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18334105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/ijpl.2012.7.2.122     Document Type: Article

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