Children's engagement during digital game-based learning of reading: The effects of time, rewards, and challenge

Computers and Education

Volumn 71, Issue , 2014, Pages 237-246

  Ronimus, Miia ^a   Kujala, Janne ^a   Tolvanen, Asko ^a   Lyytinen, Heikki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Elementary education; Evaluation methodologies; Evaluation of CAL systems; Interactive learning environments

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; COMPUTER GAMES; LEARNING SYSTEMS;

DIGITAL GAME-BASED LEARNING; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; EVALUATION OF CAL SYSTEMS; FACTORIAL DESIGN; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; ONLINE SERVERS; REWARD SYSTEMS;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84888331695     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2013.10.008     Document Type: Article

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