The Potential of Adventure Games for the Development of Reading and Study Skills.

Grabe, Mark; Dosmann, Mark

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Potential of Adventure Games for the Development of Reading and Study Skills.

Grabe, Mark; Dosmann, Mark

Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, v15 n2 p72-77 Spr 1988

Considers the instructional potential of computer adventure games to develop text-processing skills. Design improvements to increase metacognitive skills are discussed, a prototype adventure game utilizing intact prose is described, and a study using the game with sixth-grade readers of varying ability is reported. (LRW)

Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Analysis of Variance, Computer Games, Connected Discourse, Grade 6, Instructional Design, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Innovation, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities, Metacognition, Microcomputers, Prose, Reading Skills, Study Skills

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Iowa Tests of Basic Skills

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