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Liu, I-Fan – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2020
Fun games can generate a flow experience for players, and further increase their willingness to continue gameplay. However, an important issue that has long concerned educators and game developers is how to incorporate learning subjects into games and achieve the goal of learning through play. This study designed an English blockade-running game…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Handheld Devices, Intention, Educational Games
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Engerman, Jason A.; MacAllan, Monique; Carr-Chellman, Alison A. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2018
Boys are less likely to receive praise and recognition for good schoolwork, to consider school important, and have fewer opportunities to do the things that they do best (Lopez and Calderon in How America's boys become psychological dropouts. The gallup blog, 2013). Traditional school cultures have come in conflict with the normal and natural ways…
Descriptors: Males, Qualitative Research, Conventional Instruction, Video Games
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Alharthi, Saleh – TESOL International Journal, 2020
Technology use in the classroom to improve student's learning has gained significant attention over the past few years. Technology has metamorphosed from CALL to MALL and the use of gamification. Teachers are more concerned with methodologies that can improve students' motivation and engagement, particularly in EFL classrooms. This mixed method…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Inchamnan, Wilawan – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2016
This research investigates the extent to which creative processes can be fostered through computer gaming. It focuses on creative components in games that have been specifically designed for educational purposes: Digital Game Based Learning (DGBL). A behavior analysis for measuring the creative potential of computer game activities and learning…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Learning Activities, Science Process Skills, Check Lists
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Kay, Robin Holding; Lauricella, Sharon – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate the benefits and challenges using laptop computers (hereafter referred to as laptops) inside and outside higher education classrooms. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from 156 university students (54 males, 102 females) enrolled in either education or communication studies. Benefits of…
Descriptors: Laptop Computers, Higher Education, College Students, Computer Software
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Ludwig, Jessica; Green, Lauren – 1998
This paper describes the development, design, and implementation of an educational multimedia program. The program, "Jungle Quest," combined HyperStudio and word study in a game for classroom use. Methods for word study provide a carefully sequenced teaching of phonics, vocabulary, and spelling following children's natural stages of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games, Computer Software Development