Console game-based pedagogy: A study of primary and secondary classroom learning through console videogames

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Console game-based pedagogy: A study of primary and secondary classroom learning through console videogames. / Groff, Jennifer; Howells, Cathrin; Cranmer, Sue.
In: International Journal of Game-Based Learning, Vol. 2, No. 2, 04.2012, p. 35-54.

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Groff, J, Howells, C & Cranmer, S 2012, 'Console game-based pedagogy: A study of primary and secondary classroom learning through console videogames', International Journal of Game-Based Learning, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 35-54. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijgbl.2012040103

APA

Groff, J., Howells, C., & Cranmer, S. (2012). Console game-based pedagogy: A study of primary and secondary classroom learning through console videogames. International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2(2), 35-54. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijgbl.2012040103

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Groff J, Howells C, Cranmer S. Console game-based pedagogy: A study of primary and secondary classroom learning through console videogames. International Journal of Game-Based Learning. 2012 Apr;2(2):35-54. doi: 10.4018/ijgbl.2012040103

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Groff, Jennifer ; Howells, Cathrin ; Cranmer, Sue. / Console game-based pedagogy: A study of primary and secondary classroom learning through console videogames. In: International Journal of Game-Based Learning. 2012 ; Vol. 2, No. 2. pp. 35-54.

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