LEARNING IN VIRTUAL WORLDS : UNDERSTANDING ITS IMPACT ON SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE PROCESSES IN LEARNING
Chi Zhang · Journal of the Association for Information Systems · 2008
This study responds to the call for systematic knowledge and understanding related to virtual world learning environments (VWLEs). This paper proposes a research model of VWLEs and explores the use of a VWLE on key social and cognitive process in learning during on-going interaction in the learning environment.