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Learning to Play Games or Playing Games to Learn? A Health Education Case Study with Soweto Teenagers
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Amory, Alan – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
The aim of this study was to investigate the use of an educational computer video game in teaching and learning. Cultural-historical activity theory is used heuristically to explore the social and cultural interactions during game play. It is argued that knowledge construction occurs when video games function as a tool to mediate learning rather…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Video Games, Case Studies