A surrogate competition approach to enhancing game-based learning

ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Chen, Zhi Hong ^a   Chen, Sherry Y ^b  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attribution; Competition; Game based learning; Learning achievement; Motivation; Surrogate

Indexed keywords

ATTRIBUTION; COMPETITION MODEL; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; GAME-BASED LEARNING; GENERAL MODEL; LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT; SURROGATE; SURROGATE APPROACH;

COMPETITION; MOTIVATION;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84892840117     PISSN: 10730516     EISSN: 15577325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/2524264     Document Type: Article

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