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Hsiu-Ling Chen; Abebayehu Yohannes; Ning-Li Hung – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2025
The escape room game is an example of digital game-based learning that has become a popular learning tool in recent years. However, not enough is known about enthusiasm for and promising reports of the use of escape rooms in education. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of escape room game-based civics education on eighth…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Computer Games, Computer Simulation, Video Games
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Wang, Yen-Yin; Weng, Tz-Han; Tsai, I-Fan; Kao, Jing-Yueh; Chang, Yu-Shan – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2023
The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of virtual reality (VR) application on creative performance and immersion, evaluated through electroencephalography brain wave data to achieve accurate and robust results. In this study, 72 middle school teachers were recruited as participants, and a non-randomized control-group…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Brain, Middle School Teachers, Attention
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Hsing-Ying Tu; Silvia Wen-Yu Lee – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2025
Learning in a virtual environment has been found to foster students' affective responses, indicating the importance of exploring the factors which affect students' learning when engaged in a virtual game. This study aimed to explore the relationships among students' epistemic curiosity, situational interest, and learning engagement in an…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Student Interests, Learner Engagement, Computer Simulation
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Epler-Ruths, Colleen M.; McDonald, Scott; Pallant, Amy; Lee, Hee-Sun – Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2020
This article represents the findings from the qualitative portion of a mixed methods study that investigated the impact of middle school students' spatial skills on their plate tectonics learning while using a computer visualization. Higher spatial skills have been linked to higher STEM achievement, while use of computer visualizations has mixed…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Middle School Students, Plate Tectonics, STEM Education
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Chiou, Guo-Li; Hsu, Chung-Yuan; Tsai, Meng-Jung – Interactive Learning Environments, 2022
The purpose of this study was to explore how students interacted with guidance to conduct a scientific inquiry in a physics simulation by using the eye-tracking techniques. The participants were 51 7th graders, and an eye-tracking system was used to record their visual behaviors and log data while they were using the simulation. As for data…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Inquiry, Eye Movements
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Bhagat, Kaushal Kumar; Yang, Fang-Ying; Cheng, Chia-Hui; Zhang, Yan; Liou, Wei-Kai – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2021
Although AR technology seems to be promising for helping students learn complicated and abstract concepts, whether the positive effects of this new technology can be applied to the learning of three-dimensional geometric concepts, and what factors might mediate its effectiveness are questions worth further investigation. This study used the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Middle School Students, Computer Simulation, Educational Technology
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Uygun, Tugba – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2020
The purpose of this study is to investigate pre-service middle-level mathematics teachers' noticing of student mathematical thinking and teacher identity in the context of virtual professional experimentation performed through the Story"Circles" model. This study examined how pre-service middle-level mathematics teachers' education…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction
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Chen, Yu-ching – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2019
Motivation and math anxiety are crucial in performance and satisfaction, and augmented reality (AR) may be a useful tool in enhancing these factors because it provides users with interesting visual experiences. Since related empirical research is limited in investigating the effects of using free mobile AR apps integrating Keller's ARCS…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Computer Simulation, Mathematics Anxiety, Visual Learning
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Hsieh, Chia-Yen; Chen, Tim – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2019
The main purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of using Pokémon GO for 10 weeks on the cognitive performance (memory, selective attention, concentration, and creative imagination) and emotional intelligence (well-being, self-control, emotionality, and sociability) of Taiwanese primary students in the fifth and sixth grade. A mixed…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Grade 6, Physical Activities
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She, Hsiao-Ching; Chen, Yi-Zen – Computers & Education, 2009
This study examined how middle school students constructed their understanding of the mitosis and meiosis processes at a molecular level through multimedia learning materials presented in different interaction and sensory modality modes. A two (interaction modes: animation/simulation) by two (sensory modality modes: narration/on-screen text)…
Descriptors: Animation, Eye Movements, Attention, Interaction
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Hu, Xiangen, Ed.; Barnes, Tiffany, Ed.; Hershkovitz, Arnon, Ed.; Paquette, Luc, Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2017
The 10th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2017) is held under the auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society at the Optics Velley Kingdom Plaza Hotel, Wuhan, Hubei Province, in China. This years conference features two invited talks by: Dr. Jie Tang, Associate Professor with the Department of Computer…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Graphs, Data Use