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Killham, Jennifer E.; Saligman, Adam; Jette, Kelli – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2016
This classroom-based action research study investigated the creative implementation of fluency instruction for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners through the use of a virtual character-playing simulation called Place Out of Time (POOT). The researchers sought to identify what supported and impeded student participation in this game-based…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Action Research, Language Fluency, English (Second Language)
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Lin, Li-Fen; Hsu, Ying-Shao; Yeh, Yi-Fen – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2012
Several researchers have investigated the effects of computer simulations on students' learning. However, few have focused on how simulations with authentic contexts influences students' inquiry skills. Therefore, for the purposes of this study, we developed a computer simulation (FossilSim) embedded in an authentic inquiry lesson. FossilSim…
Descriptors: Investigations, Computer Simulation, Inquiry, Active Learning