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Rieber, Lloyd P.; Noah, David – Educational Media International, 2008
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of game-like activities on adult learning during a computer-based simulation. This research also studied the use of visual metaphors as graphic organizers to help make the underlying science principles explicit without interfering with the interactive nature of the simulation. A total of…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Figurative Language, Adult Learning, Computers