Exploring application, attitudes and integration of video games: Minecraftedu in middle school

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 114-128

  Sáez López, José Manuel ^a   Miller, John ^b   Vázquez Cano, Esteban ^a   Domínguez Garrido, María Concepción ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^b Chalone Peaks Middle School   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Elementary education; Game based learning; Improving classroom teaching; Interactive learning environments; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938074760     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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