Reading in the context of online games

Learning in the Disciplines: ICLS 2010 Conference Proceedings - 9th International Conference of the Learning Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 222-229

  Steinkuehler, Constance ^a   Compton Lilly, Catherine ^a   King, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT; GAMEPLAY; ON-LINE GAMES; READING LEVEL; READING PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84874142560     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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