Evaluation in the Social Studies |
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Authors: | Arthur E Hamalainen |
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Institution: | Northport Public Schools, Northport, New York |
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Abstract: | Online role-playing games such as World Of Warcraft represent new participatory cultures in which today's students engage every day. They are appealing to players largely because of the social aspects of game play. Some features of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) can be incorporated into classroom culture to create more dynamic interactions between students and improve both content instruction and civic competence. |
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Keywords: | civic education massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG) pop culture Web 2 0 civic competence |
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