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Leitão, Rui; Maguire, Martin; Turner, Sarah; Guimarães, Laura – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
Motivation theory is indispensable when discussing processes of learning. Learners who are motivated can learn almost everything. Students' motivation is probably one of the most important factors for teacher effectiveness both for engagement in the learning process and high academic performance. To have effective environmental education, it is…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Game Based Learning, Student Motivation, Environmental Education
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Leitão, Rui; Maguire, Martin; Turner, Sarah; Arenas, Francisco; Guimarães, Laura – Environmental Education Research, 2022
Low levels of concern about anthropogenic climate change have been attributed to a range of factors, some of which relate to education. These include people's lack of understanding and engagement with the multifaceted nature and extent of the problem that it presents to current and future generations. Limited knowledge is also known to be an…
Descriptors: Oceanography, Environmental Education, Literature Reviews, Game Based Learning
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Alawajee, Omar; Delafield-Butt, Jonathan – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2021
Empirical evidence suggests game-based learning (GBL) as a potentially engaging form of contemporary learning. With the increase in the use of Minecraft, a sandbox computer game in open-world format, there has been a concurrent rise in the level of interest in investigating the role of Minecraft in social and academic learning. Minecraft is…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Video Games, Instructional Effectiveness, Learner Engagement