Cognitive outcomes from the Game-Design and Learning (GDL) after-school program

Computers and Education

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 72-81

  Akcaoglu, Mete ^a   Koehler, Matthew J ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructionism; Game design; Problem solving; Quasi experimental

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTIONISM; CONTROL GROUPS; GAME-DESIGN; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS; PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS; QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL; STUDENTS' INTERESTS; SUMMER CAMP;

DESIGN;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84897730887     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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