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Direct linkChen, Li-Ling – Educational Technology, 2011
Educators have been paying attention to the teaching potential of the 3D virtual world browsing program Second Life, and they have been using the tool to teach subjects such as arts and mathematics in the past few years. In this article, the author focuses on how to teach language arts in Second Life. Advantages and disadvantages of two Second…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Teaching Methods, Web Based Instruction, Online Systems
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Download full textVogel, Jennifer J.; Greenwood-Ericksen, Adams; Cannon-Bowers, Jan; Bowers, Clint A. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2006
A subcategory of computer-assisted instruction (CAI), games have additional attributes such as motivation, reward, interactivity, score, and challenge. This study used a quasi-experimental design to determine if previous findings generalize to non simulation-based game designs. Researchers observed significant improvement in the overall population…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Skills, Computer Simulation, Quasiexperimental Design
