Effects of commercial video games on cognitive elaboration of physical concepts

Computers and Education

Volumn 88, Issue , 2015, Pages 169-181

  Sun, Chuen Tsai ^a   Ye, Shu Hao ^a   Wang, Yu Ju ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Applications in subject areas; Evaluation methodologies; Improving classroom teaching; Media in education; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

TEACHING;

APPLICATIONS IN SUBJECT AREAS; EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; IMPROVING CLASSROOM TEACHING; MEDIA IN EDUCATION; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGY;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 84930680860     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2015.05.002     Document Type: Article

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