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Peer reviewedDesilets, Brendan J. – English Journal, 1989
Discusses interactive fiction (IF), a computer-based form of literature in which the reader plays the part of an important character and makes decisions affecting story outcomes. Finds that IF, with its orientation toward problem solving, encourages systematic, consciously planned metathinking, and engages students' interest. (SR)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Instructional Materials, Literature, Reader Text Relationship
