Customizing scaffolds for game-based learning in physics: Impacts on knowledge acquisition and game design creativity

Computers and Education

Volumn 113, Issue , 2017, Pages 294-312

  Kao, Gloria Yi Ming ^a   Chiang, Chieh Han ^b   Sun, Chuen Tsai ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Applications in subject areas; Improving classroom teaching; Media in education; Pedagogical issues; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

DEMONSTRATIONS; EDUCATION COMPUTING; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SURVEYS; TEACHING;

APPLICATIONS IN SUBJECT AREAS; IMPROVING CLASSROOM TEACHING; MEDIA IN EDUCATION; PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGY;

SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 85020723247     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2017.05.022     Document Type: Article

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