Are all games the same?

Assessment in Game-Based Learning: Foundations, Innovations, and Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 11-28

  Schrader, P G ^a   McCreery, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

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EID: 84955391617     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3546-4_2     Document Type: Chapter

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