Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ559753
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Project KID DESIGNER: Constructivism at Work through Play.
Rieber, Lloyd P.; Luke, Nancy; Smith, Jan
Meridian, v1 n1 p1-9 Jan 1998
Describes KID DESIGNER, a project that emphasizes play as a lifelong learning process by teaching elementary school students how to design their own educational computer games that embed content from subjects studied in the classroom. Topics include constructivism; cooperative learning; project-based activities; prior learning; group dynamics; and empowerment. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games, Computer Software Development, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning, Courseware, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Group Dynamics, Lifelong Learning, Play, Prior Learning, Student Developed Materials, Student Empowerment, Student Projects
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Journal availability: http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/issue.html
