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What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy

Paperback • 2007 • English

What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy

By James Paul Gee

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About the book

The issue of video games and their harmful/helpful effects on children and young adults is a hot topic. The Hardback sold very well. The book does not shy away from controversy, even finding good news in shooter games vis a vis adolescent cognitive development. "The Observer" newspaper recently called Gee 'One of the worlds leading educational experts'.This title provides a controversial look at the positive things that can be learned from video games by a well known professor of education. Jame...Show more

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ISBN

9781403984531

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy

Format

Paperback

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