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ERIC Number: EJ298430
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Microcomputer Videogame Based Training.
Driskell, James E.; Dwyer, Daniel J.
Educational Technology, v24 n2 p11-17 Feb 1984
Examines advantages of using videogame format for training, including practicality, relatively inexpensive hardware, ability to use multi-purpose software modules, motivational advantages of increased student interest and instructional effectiveness, and instructional features such as the adaptive interactive nature of videogames. An example of a videogame for military training is included. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Definitions, Educational Games, Epistemology, Feedback, History, Instructional Innovation, Interaction, Learning, Learning Motivation, Learning Processes, Literature Reviews, Microcomputers, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Video Games