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Fassbender, Eric; Richards, Deborah; Bilgin, Ayse; Thompson, William Forde; Heiden, Wolfgang – Computers & Education, 2012
Game technology has been widely used for educational applications, however, despite the common use of background music in games, its effect on learning has been largely unexplored. This paper discusses how music played in the background of a computer-animated history lesson affected participants' memory for facts. A virtual history lesson was…
Descriptors: Music, Familiarity, Recall (Psychology), History Instruction
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Jarmon, Leslie; Traphagan, Tomoko; Mayrath, Michael; Trivedi, Avani – Computers & Education, 2009
While many reports espouse the potential impact that 3-D virtual worlds are expected to have on teaching and learning in higher education in a few years, there are few empirical studies that inform instructional design and learning assessment in virtual worlds. This study explores the nature and process of learning in Second Life in a graduate…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Experiential Learning, Content Analysis, Instructional Effectiveness
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Hauptman, Hanoch – Computers & Education, 2010
Developing a software environment to enhance 3D geometric proficiency demands the consideration of theoretical views of the learning process. Simultaneously, this effort requires taking into account the range of tools that technology offers, as well as their limitations. In this paper, we report on the design of Virtual Spaces 1.0 software, a…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Technology, Spatial Ability, Geometric Concepts