Designing a Virtual-Reality-Based, Gamelike Math Learning Environment

American Journal of Distance Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 27-38

  Xu, Xinhao ^a   Ke, Fengfeng ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84958691291     PISSN: 08923647     EISSN: 15389286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08923647.2016.1119621     Document Type: Article

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