The evaluation of different gaming modes and feedback types on game-based formative assessment in an online learning environment

Computers and Education

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 259-269

  Tsai, Fu Hsing ^a   Tsai, Chin Chung ^b   Lin, Kuen Yi ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Formative assessment; Game based assessment; Game based learning; Online learning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EFFECTIVENESS OF KNOWLEDGE; FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT; GAME-BASED; GAME-BASED LEARNING; MULTI-PLAYER ONLINE GAMES; ON-LINE LEARNING SYSTEMS; ONLINE LEARNING; ONLINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84909619168     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2014.10.013     Document Type: Article

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