Does online game-based learning work in formal education at school? A case study of VISOLE

Curriculum Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 249-267

  Jong, Morris S Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

educational games; formal curriculum teaching; online game based learning; secondary education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84933179783     PISSN: 09585176     EISSN: 14693704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585176.2015.1018915     Document Type: Article

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