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An Activity Theoretical Perspective towards the Design of an ICT-Enhanced After-School Programme for Academically At-Risk Students
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Tay, Lee Yong; Lim, Cher Ping – Educational Media International, 2010
This paper examines how a game-like 3D Multi-User Virtual Environment (MUVE), Quest Atlantis (QA), is used in an after-school programme to engage a group of 14 academically at-risk primary students in their learning. It adopts an activity theoretical perspective to identify the disturbances and contradictions during the implementation of the…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Social Environment, Information Technology, At Risk Students
Virtual Reality in Education: Defining Researchable Issues.
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Hedburg, John; Alexander, Shirley – Educational Media International, 1994
Discusses situated learning and virtual reality, focusing on the pedagogical aspects of the technology and its importance in achieving a learning environment which challenges and supports effective learning. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Educational Environment, Educational Technology, Experiential Learning