The comparison of solitary and collaborative modes of game-based learning on students' science learning and motivation

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 237-248

  Chen, Ching Huei ^a   Wang, Kuan Chieh ^a   Lin, Yu Hsuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Game based learning; Motivation; Science learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930366833     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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