Development of children's creativity and manual skills within digital game-based learning environment

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 377-395

  Hsiao, H S ^a   Chang, C S ^a   Lin, C Y ^a   Hu, P M ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Evaluation of CAL systems; Improving classroom teaching; Interactive; Interactive learning environments; Pedagogical issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903819604     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: 13652729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcal.12057     Document Type: Article

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