Game-Based Learning in Science Education: A Review of Relevant Research

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 22 Số 6 - Trang 877-898 - 2013
Ming-Chaun Li1, Chin‐Chung Tsai2
1Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
2Graduate Institute of Digital Learning and Education, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan

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