Console game-based pedagogy: A study of primary and secondary classroom learning through console video games

International Journal of Game-Based Learning

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 35-54

  Groff, Jennifer S ^a   Howells, Cathrin ^b   Cranmer, Sue ^b  

^a The Learning Games Network   (United States)

^b Education Consultant ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Console Games; Curriculum; Education; Game Based Pedagogy; Learning; Mobile Games

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879393427     PISSN: 21556849     EISSN: 21556857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/ijgbl.2012040103     Document Type: Article

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