Using a computer game to teach school-aged children about asthma

Interactive Learning Environments

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 431-438

  Greer, Mary ^a,c   Lin, Lijia ^b   Atkinson, Robert K ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma education; computer game; Game based learning; knowledge and attitude; school aged children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958554296     PISSN: 10494820     EISSN: 17445191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10494820.2015.1135469     Document Type: Article

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