Adding self-explanation prompts to an educational computer game

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue , 2014, Pages 23-28

  O'Neil, Harold F ^a   Chung, Gregory K W K ^b   Kerr, Deirdre ^b   Vendlinski, Terry P ^b   Buschang, Rebecca E ^b   Mayer, Richard E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer games; Educational games; Fractions; Self explanation

Indexed keywords

CONTROL GROUPS; EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER GAME; EDUCATIONAL GAME; FRACTIONS; INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS; LEARNING PROCESS; SELF EXPLANATIONS; STUDENT LEARNING;

COMPUTER GAMES; EDUCATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; TERMINOLOGY;

EDUCATION COMPUTING;

EID: 84883374661     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.07.025     Document Type: Article

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