The Role of Gender in Mobile Game-Based Learning

International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 19-37

  Gwee, Susan ^a   San Chee, Yam ^a   Tan, ek Ming ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Gameplay; Gender; Learning; Mobile Game; Social Studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001836771     PISSN: 19418647     EISSN: 19418655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jmbl.2011100102     Document Type: Article

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