Journal of Digital Educational Technology

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APA

Chan, I., Chong, Y. T., & Tran, T. (2026). Investigating the effect of a game-based learning application on students’ grammar learning in a Singapore university. Journal of Digital Educational Technology, 6(1), ep2607. https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/17552

Vancouver

Chan I, Chong YT, Tran T. Investigating the effect of a game-based learning application on students’ grammar learning in a Singapore university. Journal of Digital Educational Technology. 2026;6(1):ep2607. https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/17552

AMA

Chan I, Chong YT, Tran T. Investigating the effect of a game-based learning application on students’ grammar learning in a Singapore university. Journal of Digital Educational Technology. 2026;6(1), ep2607. https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/17552

Chicago

Chan, Ivy, Yin Teng Chong, and Thu Tran. "Investigating the effect of a game-based learning application on students’ grammar learning in a Singapore university". Journal of Digital Educational Technology 2026 6 no. 1 (2026): ep2607. https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/17552

Harvard

Chan, I., Chong, Y. T., and Tran, T. (2026). Investigating the effect of a game-based learning application on students’ grammar learning in a Singapore university. Journal of Digital Educational Technology, 6(1), ep2607. https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/17552

MLA

Chan, Ivy et al. "Investigating the effect of a game-based learning application on students’ grammar learning in a Singapore university". Journal of Digital Educational Technology, vol. 6, no. 1, 2026, ep2607. https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/17552