Discovering usage behaviors and engagement in an Educational Virtual World

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 18-25

  Cruz Benito, Juan ^a   Therón, Roberto ^a   García Peñalvo, Francisco J ^a   Pizarro Lucas, Emiliana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Behavior patterns; Educational Virtual Worlds; Engagement indicators; Usage behavior; Usage patterns

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

BEHAVIOR PATTERNS; DATA EXPLORATION; E-LEARNING ECOSYSTEM; EDUCATIONAL VIRTUAL WORLDS; LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS; USAGE BEHAVIOR; USAGE PATTERNS; VIRTUAL RESOURCE;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 85027950176     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.11.028     Document Type: Article

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