Self-regulation and gender within a game-based learning environment

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 961-973

  Nietfeld, John L ^a   Shores, Lucy R ^a   Hoffmann, Kristin F ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Game based learning; Gender; Meta cognition; Motivation; Self regulated learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925444642     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: 19392176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037116     Document Type: Article

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