How computer games help children learn

In this trailblazing book, leading educational expert David Shaffer examines how particular video and computer games can help teach kids to think like doctors, lawyers, engineers, urban planners, journalists and other professionals. Based on more than a decade of research in technology, game science...

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Published inHow Computer Games Help Children Learn
Main Author Shaffer, D
Format eBook Book Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Palgrave Macmillan 2007
Palgrave Macmillan US
Edition1
Subjects
Astronomy
Career education
Career education > Computer-assisted instruction
Children
Computer games
Computers
Computers and Society
Computerspiel
Critical Thinking
Education
Education, general
Educational Policy and Politics
Educational Technology
Epistemology
Games
Identität
Kind
Kognitiver Prozess
Learning, Psychology of
Lernen
Mediennutzung
Medienpädagogik
Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection
Personality and Social Psychology
Teaching and Teacher Education
The self, ego, identity, personality
Theoretical & mathematical astronomy
Thinking Skills
Values
Video Games
Video Technology
Videospiel
Virtual reality in education
Vocational guidance
Vocational guidance > Computer-assisted instruction
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ISBN0230602525
9780230602526
9781403975058
1403975051
DOI10.1057/9780230601994

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Summary:In this trailblazing book, leading educational expert David Shaffer examines how particular video and computer games can help teach kids to think like doctors, lawyers, engineers, urban planners, journalists and other professionals. Based on more than a decade of research in technology, game science, and education, this book revolutionizes how we think about education in the digital age. (DIPF/Orig.).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-233) and index
ISBN:0230602525
9780230602526
9781403975058
1403975051
DOI:10.1057/9780230601994