Gameplay Engagement and Learning in Game-Based Learning: A Systematic Review

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 740-779

  Abdul Jabbar, Azita Iliya ^a   Felicia, Patrick ^a  

^a South East Technological University   (Ireland)

Author keywords

engagement; game based learning (GBL); gameplay; learning; motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947288243     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: 19351046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0034654315577210     Document Type: Review

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