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Wen Jia; Liping Zhang; Austin Pack; Yi Guan; Bin Zou – Language Learning & Technology, 2024
Although digital game-based vocabulary learning (DGBVL) has received increasing attention in the past two decades, the impacts of DGBVL on the depth of word knowledge are still not well understood, especially in regard to productive vocabulary learning and DGBVL's long-term efficacy. This study leverages a quasiexperimental research design to…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Video Games, Vocabulary Development, Receptive Language
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Seiter, John S.; Gass, Robert H.; Seiter, Christian R. – Communication Teacher, 2018
Courses: Persuasion, Compliance Gaining. Objectives: In this single-class activity, based loosely on the video-game sensation Pokémon GO, students learn about, enact, and "capture" a variety of compliance-gaining tactics. Along the way, they gain awareness of various approaches to persuasion, the implications of using such approaches,…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Class Activities, Video Games, Compliance (Psychology)
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Yildirim, Zehra; Baran, Medine – Education and Information Technologies, 2021
The present study examined the influence of the method of physical activity games and digital games on 9th-grade students' achievements in a physics lesson. In the study, the semi-experimental design was used. The study group was made up of secondary school 9th-grade students from three different groups at a public school. The 1st experimental…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Games, Video Games, Grade 9
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Zielinski, Dianne – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2019
As part of a final project for a general psychology course, students were required to play a game, either digital/video or on a board. Students selected their own games, and were asked to identify psychological principles in their game play. Topics included the brain, sensation and perception, human development, learning, motivation, intelligence,…
Descriptors: Games, Concept Formation, College Students, Psychology
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Bawa, Papia – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2020
Today, there is growing interest in digital game-based learning (DGBL) due to the increase in the variety of educational and commercial games available. Literature indicates that video games in general have entertaining, motivational, and educational benefits. Despite this, there is a lack of research comparing game types to assess their value for…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Game Based Learning, Role Playing
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Francisco D. Guillén-Gámez; Ernesto Colomo-Magaña; Andrea Cívico-Ariza; Teresa Linde-Valenzuela – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2024
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of digital resources and virtual platforms is even more essential to continue the educational process, either in person or online, affecting all the members involved in the teaching-learning process of the students. Therefore, this study is aimed: (1) to know and compare the digital competence of the agents…
Descriptors: Digital Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Preschool Education, Video Games
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Howe, Edward; Ruberg, Andres – Canadian Journal of Action Research, 2020
This action research investigates DigiPen, an innovative locally developed secondary school course where students are actively engaged in project-based learning while studying how to work effectively in teams focused on digital game design. Students apply art, math, physics, and computer science knowledge and learn important life skills. DigiPen…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Active Learning, Student Projects, Design
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Gampell, Anthony; Gaillard, J. C.; Parsons, Meg; Le Dé, Loïc – Journal of Geography, 2020
Scholars, practitioners and educators propose video games as innovative teaching methods to engage geography students. A methodological framework, informed by constructivist learning theory, explored the ability of 'serious' disaster video games to foster student participation in learning within four New Zealand schools. The findings indicate the…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Video Games, Natural Disasters, Emergency Programs
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Berry, David Malcolm – MEXTESOL Journal, 2021
This paper investigates the effectiveness of students playing the "Spaceteam ESL" video game to enhance their pronunciation of English words and sentences. To achieve this goal, the researcher conducted a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest research design. The formation of the experimental group and control group employed the practice…
Descriptors: Pronunciation Instruction, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis, Instructional Effectiveness
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Chalki, Panagiota; Tsiara, Angeliki; Mikropoulos, Tassos A. – Themes in eLearning, 2019
A number of models, methodologies and conceptual frameworks have been proposed on how to design digital educational games aiming at better learning outcomes, while offering a fun experience. Our study combines two different methods, namely Delphi study and electroencephalograms (EEG), in order to provide an integrated digital educational game…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Models
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Camacho Vásquez, Gonzalo; Ovalle, Joan Camilo – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2019
This article is the product of an Action Research study that aimed at demonstrating the effects of videogames on vocabulary acquisition in a group of 15 students from 8th semester of the program of B.A. in English of the University of Tolima. The analysis of results, gathered by vocabulary tests and students and teachers' journals, showed that the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Action Research, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language)
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Halaczkiewicz, Marta – TESL-EJ, 2020
The present article describes a study that analyzed practical applications of informal online spaces in formal instruction. It was conducted in an intermediate ESL course at an American University. The concept of affinity spaces was used to guide the research. Students in the course were instructed to play the video game, Pokémon Go as an…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Informal Education
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Alrajhi, Assim S. – MEXTESOL Journal, 2020
This study explores L2 learners' perceptions of different dimensions of current commercial video games as a medium to foster English learning. Moreover, it looks into L2 learners' attitudes toward the integration of gaming into the English curriculum. To that end, a quantitative approach to data collection and analysis was employed. Responses were…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Video Games
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Lieury, Alain; Lorant, Sonia; Trosseille, Bruno; Champault, Françoise; Vourc'h, Ronan – Educational Psychology, 2016
Video games are a very common leisure activity among teenagers and the aim of this study is to analyse their relations with cognitive and school performances. This study is part of a broad survey, conducted on 27,000 French teenagers (14.5 years old) in middle school (9th grade). The survey contained both a questionnaire on leisure activities…
Descriptors: Video Games, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Adolescents
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Garneli, Varvara; Chorianopoulos, Konstantinos – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
Various aspects of computational thinking (CT) could be supported by educational contexts such as simulations and video-games construction. In this field study, potential differences in student motivation and learning were empirically examined through students' code. For this purpose, we performed a teaching intervention that took place over five…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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