Classroom Live: A software-assisted gamification tool

Computer Science Education

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 186-206

  de Freitas, Adrian A ^a   de Freitas, Michelle M ^b  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^b Douglas Valley Elementary School   (United States)

Author keywords

education technology; gamification; interactive software; role playing game; student engagement; teaching methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879154260     PISSN: 08993408     EISSN: 17445175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08993408.2013.780449     Document Type: Article

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