Investigating Flow Experience and Scientific Practices During a Mobile Serious Educational Game

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 795-805

  Bressler, Denise M ^a   Bodzin, Alec M ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow; Mobile; NGSS; Serious educational game

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982986519     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-016-9639-z     Document Type: Article

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