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"Games Are Made for Fun": Lessons on the Effects of Concept Maps in the Classroom Use of Computer Games
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Charsky, Dennis; Ressler, William – Computers & Education, 2011
Does using a computer game improve students' motivation to learn classroom material? The current study examined students' motivation to learn history concepts while playing a commercial, off-the-shelf computer game, Civilization III. The study examined the effect of using conceptual scaffolds to accompany game play. Students from three ninth-grade…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Concept Mapping, Play, Student Motivation