Game-based assessment and the effect on test anxiety: A case study

Proceedings of the European Conference on Games-based Learning

Volumn 2011-January, Issue , 2011, Pages 562-566

  Smits, Jarka ^a   Charlier, Nathalie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Game based assessment; Health education; Secondary education; Test anxiety; Vocational education

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; EDUCATION;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS; ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS; GAME-BASED; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84938581384     PISSN: 20490992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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