Designing Science Learning with Game-Based Approaches

Computers in the Schools

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 84-102

  Liu, Min ^a   Rosenblum, Jason A ^a   Horton, Lucas ^a   Kang, Jina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

game based learning; interactive learning environments; middle school science

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; COMPUTER GAMES; STUDENTS;

ENGAGING STUDENTS; GAME-BASED APPROACHES; GAME-BASED LEARNING; INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENTS; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE; STUDENT MOTIVATION;

INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 84899002437     PISSN: 07380569     EISSN: 15287033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07380569.2014.879776     Document Type: Article

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