Toward Understanding the Potential of Games for Learning: Learning Theory, Game Design Characteristics, and Situating Video Games in Classrooms

Computers in the Schools

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 2-22

  Turkay, Selen ^a   Hoffman, Daniel ^b   Kinzer, Charles K ^c   Chantes, Pantiphar ^c   Vicari, Christopher ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

assessment mechanics; design issues; game based learning; learning mechanics; video games

Indexed keywords

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; RESEARCH; TEACHING;

CLASSROOM SETTINGS; DESIGN ISSUES; EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS; EDUCATIONAL GAME; EDUCATIONAL USE; GAME-BASED LEARNING; GAMES FOR LEARNING; VIDEO GAME;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 84898929165     PISSN: 07380569     EISSN: 15287033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07380569.2014.890879     Document Type: Article

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