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Weppel, Sheri; Bishop, Mj; Munoz-Avila, Hector – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2012
Instructional games fluctuate between "restricted play" and "free play." Highly structured games with lots of corrective feedback can be less engaging, whereas unstructured games with minimal feedback can lead to frustration. This mixed methods, formative evaluation study investigated how designers might find the balance between too much and too…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Video Games, Computer Uses in Education, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)