Foundations of Game-Based Learning

Educational Psychologist

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 258-283

  Plass, Jan L ^a   Homer, Bruce D ^b   Kinzer, Charles K ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

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EID: 84957808125     PISSN: 00461520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00461520.2015.1122533     Document Type: Article

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