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Wan, Kelvin; King, Vivian; Chan, Kevin – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2021
Game-Based Learning (GBL) has been recognized as an essential tool for motivating students to engage in active and constructive learning. While there is a link between GBL and learning outcomes, current research evidence tends to undermine the interrelationships of concepts and oversimplify flow experience in the context of GBL. This study adopted…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Game Based Learning, Student Motivation, Correlation
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Pløhn, Trygve – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2014
Pervasive gaming is a new and emerging gaming genre where the physical and social aspects of the real world are integrated into the game and blends into the player's everyday life. Given the nature of pervasive games, it may be possible to use that type of game as a tool to support learning in a university course by providing a gameplay where the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Design, Educational Technology, Interviews
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Katmada, Aikaterini; Mavridis, Apostolos; Tsiatsos, Thrasyvoulos – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2014
This paper focuses on the design, implementation and evaluation of an online game for elementary and middle school mathematics. Its aim is twofold: (a) the development of the prototype of a flexible and adaptable computer game, and (b) the evaluation of this prototype, as to its usability and technical aspects. The particular computer game was…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Computer Games, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics
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Olsson, Marie; Mozelius, Peter; Collin, Jonas – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2015
Courses in virtual learning environments can leave recently enrolled participants in a state of loneliness, confusion and boredom. What course content is essential in the course, where can more information be found and which assignments are mandatory? Research has stated that learner control and motivation are crucial issues for successful online…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Visualization, Electronic Learning, Programming
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Mysirlaki, Sofia; Paraskeva, Fotini – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2012
As our need for collaboration constantly grows, new tools have emerged to connect us in social networks, supporting the development of online communities, such as online games and virtual worlds. MMOGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Games) and MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games) are complex systems, in which players are…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Leadership, Educational Research, Leadership Training
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De Grove, Frederik; Van Looy, Jan; Neys, Joyce; Jansz, Jeroen – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2012
The goal of this study is to gain insight into the effects of context on educational game experience. Using a quasi-experimental setup, it compares the playing and learning experiences of adolescent players of the awareness-raising game PING in a domestic (N=135) and a school (N=121) context. Results indicate that both gaming (identification,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Games, Learning Experience, Poverty