Game Design as an Interactive Learning Environment for Fostering Students' and Teachers' Mathematical Inquiry.

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Title: Game Design as an Interactive Learning Environment for Fostering Students' and Teachers' Mathematical Inquiry.
Language: English
Authors: Kafai, Y. B., Franke, M. L., Shih, J. C., Ching, C. C.
Source: International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning. 1998 3(2):149-184.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 36
Publication Date: 1998
Intended Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Games, Educational Technology, Fractions, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts, Relevance (Education), Secondary Education, Thinking Skills
ISSN: 1382-3892
Abstract: Proposes and analyzes game design as a learning environment for students and teachers to build upon and challenge their existing understandings of mathematics,to engage in relevant and meaningful learning contexts, and to develop connections among mathematical ideas and real-world contexts. Contains 55 references. (Author/ASK)
Entry Date: 1999
Accession Number: EJ586662
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Proposes and analyzes game design as a learning environment for students and teachers to build upon and challenge their existing understandings of mathematics,to engage in relevant and meaningful learning contexts, and to develop connections among mathematical ideas and real-world contexts. Contains 55 references. (Author/ASK)
ISSN:1382-3892