Visual signaling in virtual world-based assessments: The SAVE Science project

Information Sciences

Volumn 264, Issue , 2014, Pages 32-40

  Nelson, Brian C ^a   Kim, Younsu ^a   Foshee, Cecile ^a   Slack, Kent ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Game based learning; Instructional design; Science education; Virtual world

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894428875     PISSN: 00200255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ins.2013.09.011     Document Type: Article

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