Bio Detective: Student science learning, immersion experience, and problem-solving patterns

Workshop Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 171-178

  Hsu, Mei En ^a   Cheng, Meng Tzu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Immersion; Problem solving; Serious educational games

Indexed keywords

ANIMATION; EDUCATION; STUDENTS;

COMPLETE PROBLEMS; EDUCATIONAL GAME; IMMERSION; LEARNING OUTCOME; PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITIES; PROBLEM-SOLVING PERFORMANCE; SCIENCE LEARNING; STUDENT LEARNING;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 84923950410     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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