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Tally, William; Brett, Jessica; Parris, John – Education Development Center, Inc., 2022
This report shares findings from EDC's evaluation study of "Cha-Ching Money Adventures." "Cha-Ching" is an interactive learning game that introduces 7- to 10-year-olds to fundamental financial concepts and fosters family dialogue about financial decisions. The authors found that the game was engaging for eight- and…
Descriptors: Financial Literacy, Game Based Learning, Interaction, Video Games
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Moffat, David C.; Crombie, William; Shabalina, Olga – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2017
It is said that playing video games might make people more creative. There is some evidence of an association, but no so far general theory about any psychological causes, or other key factors. In this study, we test the possibility that different sorts of video games may have different effects, on different types of creativity; or none at all.…
Descriptors: Video Games, Creativity, Teaching Methods, Creative Thinking
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Lu, Andrew; Chan, Sandra; Cai, Yiyu; Huang, Lihui; Nay, Zin Tun; Goei, Sui Lin – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder with different levels of severity. Although the exact causes of ASD is not yet known, nor is there a medical cure for ASD to date, special facilities and schools have been established to help individuals coping better and becoming more independent. With the advancement in Virtual Reality…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Simulated Environment, Educational Technology
Way, Judith – International Association of School Librarianship, 2010
"Guitar Hero" is a video game where one or more players use a specially made game-style guitar to play along to popular and well-known songs. Players need to match the correct notes and timings of the sings. An on-screen guide shows players which notes to play, when. There are levels of difficulty in the game, as well as the choices to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Video Games, Numeracy, Music
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Cui, Suxia; Wang, Younhui; Yang, Yonggao; Nave, Felecia M.; Harris, Kendall T. – American Journal of Engineering Education, 2011
Engineering programs suffer a high attrition rate, which causes the nation to graduate much less engineers. A survey of the literature reveals that the high attrition rate is due mainly to the fact that the first year of an engineering program is all fundamental theory and students don't see the connection to their future engineering careers. To…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Academic Persistence, Surveys, Dropouts
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O'Hanlon, Charlene – T.H.E. Journal, 2007
Plagued by one of the most overweight populaces in the country, the state of West Virginia was looking for a solution to its obesity problem that would appeal to the school-age crowd. It turned to Linda Carson, a professor at West Virginia University's School of Physical Education. Carson recalled witnessing kids lining up in an arcade to play a…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, High Schools, Video Games, Play