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Javora, Ondrej; Hannemann, Tereza; Volná, Kristina; Dechterenko, Filip; Tetourová, Tereza; Stárková, Tereza; Brom, Cyril – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2021
The present study investigates affective-motivational, attention, and learning effects of unexplored emotional design manipulation: "Contextual animation" (animation of contextual elements) in multimedia learning game (MLGs) for children. Participants (N = 134; M[subscript age] = 9.25; Grades 3 and 4) learned either from an experimental…
Descriptors: Animation, Context Effect, Multimedia Materials, Instructional Materials
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Denham, A. R. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2015
There has been a steady rise in the support for games as learning environments. This support is largely based on the strong levels of engagement and motivation observed during gameplay. What has proven difficult is the ability to consistently design and develop learning games that are both engaging and educationally viable. Those in the game-based…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Instructional Design, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
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Zhang, M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2015
Although the Internet is widely used by students in both formal and informal environments, little is known about how and where youth spend their time online. Using Internet search and Web analytics data, this study discovered a large-scale phenomenon associated with the poor performance of elementary school students in the USA that has been…
Descriptors: Internet, Web Sites, Low Achievement, Elementary School Students