Game Mods: Customizable Learning in a K16 setting

International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education (IJICTE)

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 15-23

  Fanning, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

constructivism; contextualization; creating meaning; experiential learning; game modding; game mods; gamebased learning; The Sims

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001833301     PISSN: 15501876     EISSN: 15501337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jicte.2006100102     Document Type: Article

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