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ERIC Number: EJ595388
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
The Use of Computer Games as an Educational Tool: Identification of Appropriate Game Types and Game Elements.
Amory, Alan; Naicker, Kevin; Vincent, Jacky; Adams, Claudia
British Journal of Educational Technology, v30 n4 p311-21 Oct 1999
Describes research with college students that investigated commercial game types and game elements to determine what would be suitable for education. Students rated logic, memory, visualization, and problem solving as important game elements that are used to develop a model that links pedagogical issues with game elements. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Games, Educational Games, Higher Education, Logic, Material Development, Memory, Models, Problem Solving, Visualization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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