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ERIC Number: EJ725969
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Apr-1
Pages: 4
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Getting into the Game
Jenkins, Henry
Educational Leadership, v62 n7 p48-51 Apr 2005
Statistics reveal that students spend more time on electronic games than on any other recreational activity and 32% admit to playing them during class. The gaming revolution contains lessons for teachers, and understanding the pedagogical potential of computer and video games and developing curriculum that supports the educational use of commercial games could spark learning no end.
Descriptors: Video Games, Teaching Methods, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Computers, Games
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1703 N. Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311. Web site: http://www.ascd.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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