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Mutch-Jones, Karen; Boulden, Danielle C.; Gasca, Santiago; Lord, Trudi; Wiebe, Eric; Reichsman, Frieda – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2021
Research on the use of digital games suggests they can enhance students' learning; however, teachers often play an important role in mediating gameplay and a game's educational goals. The purpose of the study was to investigate implementation approaches of nine biology teachers using an immersive digital game in their science classes, focusing on…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Game Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction
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Rosenheck, Louisa; Cheng, Meng-Tzu; Lin, Chen-Yen; Klopfer, Eric – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2021
Games can be rich environments for learning and can elicit evidence of students' conceptual understanding and inquiry processes. Illuminating students' content-specific gameplay decisions, or methods of completing game tasks related to a certain domain, requires a context that is open-ended enough for students to make choices that demonstrate…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Decision Making, Learning Analytics, Genetics
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Kuba, Renata; Rahimi, Seyedahmad; Smith, Ginny; Shute, Valerie; Dai, Chih-Pu – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2021
Over three years, our research team has designed various learning supports for promoting content knowledge and solving game levels. In this case study, we examined the optimal design and the evaluation of learning support videos for a physics educational game. Often studies focus on investigating the effects of research-based principles without a…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Game Based Learning, Physics, Educational Principles