The tooth morphology board game: An innovative strategy in tutoring dental technology learners in combating rote learning

Proceedings of the European Conference on Games-based Learning

Volumn 2008-January, Issue , 2008, Pages 467-480

  Vahed, Anisa ^a  

^a DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Active engagement; Dental technology education; Knowledge acquisition; Motivation; Skill acquisition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938584548     PISSN: 20490992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Review

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