In search of learning: Facilitating data analysis in educational games

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 79-88

  Harpstead, Erik ^a   Myers, Brad A ^a   Aleven, Vincent ^a  

^a Carnegie Mellon University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis of learning; Educational games; Logging; Toolkits

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF LEARNING; ANALYSIS TOOLS; EDUCATIONAL GAME; FINISHED PRODUCTS; STUDENT BEHAVIOR; STUDENT LEARNING; SYSTEM RECORDS; TOOLKITS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; LOGGING (FORESTRY); STUDENTS;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84877996773     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/2470654.2470667     Document Type: Conference Paper

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