The effect of uncertainty on learning in game-like environments

Computers and Education

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 12-20

  Ozcelik, Erol ^a   Cagiltay, Nergiz Ercil ^a   Ozcelik, Nese Sahin ^b  

^a ATILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Interactive learning environments; Post secondary education

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL GAME; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTIC; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; LEARNING OUTCOME; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; RESEARCH STUDIES;

EDUCATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MOTIVATION; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 84875691452     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2013.02.009     Document Type: Article

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