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Norton, Priscilla; Hathaway, Dawn – Educational Technology, 2012
In this article, the CLICK ("C"omputer Games and "L"iteracy "I"ntegrated with "C"ontent "K"nowledge) design model for high school education is proposed and developed as an instructional response to concerns about content coverage versus deeper content knowledge, learners' inability to grasp the meanings embedded in complex text, and disregard for…
Descriptors: Expertise, Instructional Design, High Schools, Computer Games
Sherry, Lorraine; Trigg, Maggie – Educational Technology, 1996
Discusses how teachers and instructional designers can encourage critical thinking in students through epistemic games, reflective knowledge-generating activities that can be created for any knowledge domain. Provides examples for various subjects. Presents a method for organizing instructional material into appropriate epistemic forms and for…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Educational Games, Epistemology
Squire, Kurt; Jenkins, Henry; Holland, Walter; Miller, Heather; O'Driscoll, Alice; Tan, Katie Philip; Todd, Katie. – Educational Technology, 2003
Discusses the rapid growth of digital games, describes research at MIT that is exploring the potential of digital games for supporting learning, and offers hypotheses about the design of next-generation educational video and computer games. Highlights include simulations and games; and design principles, including context and using information to…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Context Effect, Design Requirements, Educational Games