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Students' Attitudes towards Learning, a Study on Their Academic Achievement and Internet Addiction
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Meral, Sert Agir – World Journal of Education, 2019
Examining attitudes of students towards learning, their academic achievements and internet addictions is the main focus of this study. With the institution permission obtained from the Provincial Directorate of National Education of Istanbul Governorship dated: 21.04.2016 and No: 59090411-20-E.4519158, a descriptive study in relational screening…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Internet, Addictive Behavior
Effects of the Multiple Solutions and Question Prompts on Generalization and Justification for Non-Routine Mathematical Problem Solving in a Computer Game Context
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Lee, Chun-Yi; Chen, Ming-Jang; Chang, Wen-Long – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2014
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of solution methods and question prompts on generalization and justification of non-routine problem solving for Grade 9 students. The learning activities are based on the context of the frog jumping game. In addition, related computer tools were used to support generalization and justification of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Computer Games, Educational Technology
The ICCE Framework: Framing Learning Experiences Afforded by Games
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Foster, Aroutis; Shah, Mamta – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2015
There is a need for game-based learning frameworks that provide a lens for understanding learning experiences afforded in digital games. These frameworks should aim to facilitate game analyses, identification of learning opportunities, and support for learner experiences. This article uses the inquiry, communication, construction, and expression…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Computer Games, Computer Uses in Education, Learning Experience
Piaget, Inhelder and "Minecraft"
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Schifter, Catherine C.; Cipollone, Maria; Moffat, Frederick – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
This paper describes an exploratory study observing the use of "Minecraft" (a popular sandbox style online video game environment) in a high school English literature classroom. We use Piaget and Inhelder's (1969) constructivist theories about the formal operational stage of development to interpret the concepts of plot and…
Descriptors: Video Games, Computer Games, High Schools, English Literature
Digitools: Hi-Tech for the Digital Generation
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Carver, Diane – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 2012
Getting students to learn new technology skills can be a challenge. After all, they know everything about computers and the Internet, right? Ninth grade students in Mrs. Aszklar's Digital Media Tools ("Digitools") class at Spanaway Junior High in Washington state quickly discovered they might not know as much as they thought. From…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Internet, Employees, Computer Games
Dynamic Modeling as a Cognitive Regulation Scaffold for Developing Complex Problem-Solving Skills in an Educational Massively Multiplayer Online Game Environment
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Eseryel, Deniz; Ge, Xun; Ifenthaler, Dirk; Law, Victor – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2011
Following a design-based research framework, this article reports two empirical studies with an educational MMOG, called "McLarin's Adventures," on facilitating 9th-grade students' complex problem-solving skill acquisition in interdisciplinary STEM education. The article discusses the nature of complex and ill-structured problem solving…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Problem Solving, Followup Studies, Skill Development