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Sardone, Nancy B. – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2018
Gaming has become a core activity with children and more teachers are using games for learning than five years ago. Yet, teachers report that they learn about game titles, impact studies, and facilitation techniques through their own initiatives or from other teachers rather than from their teacher education program. This article reports on a…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Undergraduate Students, Student Teacher Attitudes, Games
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Black, Rebecca W.; Reich, Stephanie M. – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2011
In recent years there has been a marked increase in the number of virtual worlds aimed at populations between the ages of 6 to14 years. This article examines the content and design of one such site, Webkinz World, as a sociocultural context for informal learning. Focusing on the design and activities of this site sheds light on the ways in which…
Descriptors: Affordances, Barriers, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Educational Games