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Download full textJohnson, Craig W. – 1993
This paper reports on a study of the effectiveness of BlockAIDS, a computer-based AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) education game that communicates information from the U.S. Surgeon General's reports on AIDS to adolescents, preadolescents, and young adults. Game response protocols were obtained from 3,000 BlockAIDS players at the Houston…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games
Peer reviewedHollingsworth, Maurice; Woodward, John – Exceptional Children, 1993
Thirty-seven secondary students with learning disabilities were taught health facts and concepts, which they then applied to problem-solving exercises presented through computer simulation games. Students who were taught an explicit strategy for solving problems performed better on two transfer measures than students given supportive feedback and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games, Educational Games, Feedback
