3D virtual worlds as environments for literacy learning
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3D virtual worlds as environments for literacy learning
Background Although much has been written about the ways in which new technology might transform educational practice, particularly in the area of literacy learning, there is relatively little empirical work that explores the possibilities and problems or even what such a transformation might look like in the classroom. 3D virtual worlds offer a range of opportunities for children to use digita...
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عنوان ژورنال: Educational Research
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0013-1881,1469-5847
DOI: 10.1080/00131881.2010.482739