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Rosario, Roberto A. Munoz; Widmeyer, George R. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2009
Creating a design theory for Constructivist Gaming Learning Environment necessitates, among other things, the establishment of design principles. These principles have the potential to help designers produce games, where users achieve higher levels of learning. This paper focuses on twelve design principles: Probing, Distributed, Multiple Routes,…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Games, Scientific Principles, Design Preferences
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Jonassen, David H.; Rohrer-Murphy, Lucia – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1999
Defines activity theory as a socio-cultural and socio-historical lens through which the interaction of human activity and consciousness within its relevant environmental context can be analyzed. Describes how activity theory can be used as a framework for analyzing activities and settings for the purpose of designing constructivist learning…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Design Preferences, Educational Environment, Educational Research
Dennen, Vanessa Paz; Branch, Robert C. – 1995
Virtual reality is an immersive, interactive medium that manipulates the senses in order provide users with simulated experiences in computer-generated worlds. The visual design of virtual reality is an important issue, but literature has tended to stress the medium's instructional potential rather than setting forth a protocol for designing…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Constructivism (Learning), Design Preferences