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Fish, Lesenia R.; Hildebrand, Lindsey; Chernyak, Nadia; Cordes, Sara – Child Development, 2023
Games are frequently used to promote math learning, yet the competitive and collaborative contexts introduced by games may exacerbate gender differences. In this study, 1st and 2nd grade children in the U.S. (ages 5-8; N = 274; 70% White, 15% Asian, 2% Black, 1% Native American, 14% mixed or other race; 17% Hispanic) played either a competitive,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Education, Competition, Cooperative Learning
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Lu Zhang; Yue Lei; Tim Pelton; Leslee Francis Pelton; Junjie Shang – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: Digital game-based learning (DGBL) has the potential to provide a gender inclusive learning environment for children. Objective: The present study aimed to explore gendered differences among primary school learners in grades three, four, and five within the context of game-based fraction learning from cognitive, motivational and…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Game Based Learning, Mathematics Education, Electronic Learning
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Kanaki, Kalliopi; Kalogiannakis, Michail – Educational Process: International Journal, 2022
Background/purpose: In terms of computational thinking core facets, algorithmic thinking is a key competency applicable not only in Computer Science but also in aspects of daily life. Considering the global phenomenon of gender stereotypes with regards to the academic and professional orientation in STEM fields, we focused on investigating the…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Gender Differences, STEM Education, Equal Education
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Akçelik, Derya; Eyüp, Bircan – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
The purpose of the research is two-fold: firstly, to determine the effect of vocabulary teaching with intelligence games on the vocabulary knowledge of refugee students studying in primary school and learning Turkish as a second language, and secondly to investigate the opinions of the students about vocabulary teaching with intelligence games.…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Game Based Learning, Vocabulary Development, Knowledge Level
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Fenyvesi, Katalin – Language Teaching Research, 2020
This study has investigated, in a quantitative survey, how the attitudes toward English lessons and the motivation for learning English as a foreign language (EFL) of 276 Danish EFL learners (starting age 7 and 9 years) changed within one year. Second, a subsample of children were interviewed. The study investigated what they liked and disliked…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Learning Motivation, Elementary School Students
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Bozkur, Eyüp – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2019
Values are concepts that influence and direct individuals' behaviors. Because values directly influence society's structure, values education also takes an important place. Both children's games and values education have a structure that can diversify values education and make it entertaining during learning. In this study, it was aimed to reveal…
Descriptors: Values Education, Educational Games, Teacher Attitudes, Computer Games