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Chu, Man-Wai; Fowler, Teresa Anne – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2020
The use of computer games in education has been increasing in popularity during the past decade. Game-based learning environments are designed to teach specific knowledge content and skill-based learning outcomes using game elements. One main reason for using game-based learning environments is to increase student motivation and engagement while…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Computer Games, Formative Evaluation, Feedback (Response)
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Katemba, Caroline V.; Sinuhaji, Grace V. – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2021
The teaching of vocabulary is essential in the world of teaching English as a foreign language (EFL). EFL learners have problems in learning vocabulary. To attract the students' attention, the teachers should have adequate teaching methods. One of the teachers' efforts to engage the students is by applying ESA (engage, study, and activate) through…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods
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Calvo-Ferrer, José Ramón – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2021
The frequency of word exposure in teaching materials, along with corrective feedback, has often been identified as a powerful variable in the learning of vocabulary in a foreign language. The effect of the number of times an action is presented as accurate in digital game-based language learning scenarios (i.e., knowledge of correct response [KCR]…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Error Correction, Computer Games, Video Games
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Gutica, Mirela; Petrina, Stephen – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2021
Evaluating the subjective playing experience and engagement in learning is important in the design of advanced learning technologies (ALTs) that respond to the learners' cognitive and emotional states. This article addresses students' attitudes toward an educational game, Heroes of Math Island, and their responses to the emotional agent, an…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Mathematics Instruction, Student Attitudes, Grade 6
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Jackson, Luke Conrad; O'Mara, Joanne; Moss, Julianne; Jackson, Alun C. – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2018
Digital games are currently viewed, by many within the field of education, as a way to engage and motivate students, and to assist them in acquiring content knowledge and skills. Despite the growing interest in using digital games, including serious games, this is the first critical review of the literature on the effectiveness of digital…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Attitude Change
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Yilmaz, Ozgur; Bayraktar, Duygu Mutlu – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2018
This article investigates the effect of kinesthetic educational game on students' mental computation speed. A Solomon four-group design was used to avoid the influence of pretest-posttest design. In order to determine which grade is appropriate for this game, a pilot study was conducted with 30 students. As for the main study, 123 students…
Descriptors: Mental Computation, Computer Games, Kinesthetic Methods, Comparative Analysis
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Broza, Orit; Kolikant, Yifat Ben-David – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2020
This study focuses on the interactions between students, their peers, their teacher, and digital game-based multiple supports provided by a rich learning environment designed in order to promote meaningful mathematics among low-achieving students. Attempting to identify which aspects of the setting facilitated meaningful learning and which were…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Computer Games, Simulated Environment, Low Achievement
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Roodt, Sumarie; Ryklief, Yusuf – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2019
Educators have started exploring the potential of digital game-based learning (DGBL) to enhance the learning experience of students. The objective of this experimental research was to explore the potential of DGBL to improve the academic efficiency among vocational education students in South Africa. Students were separated into two groups, an…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Vocational Education, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
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Wilson, Scott Neal; Engler, Caroline E.; Black, Jessica E.; Yager-Elorriaga, Derik K.; Thompson, William Michael; McConnell, Andrae; Cecena, Javier Elizondo; Ralston, Ryan; Terry, Robert A. – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2017
In the 21st century, students have access to a plethora of information. As such, the skills required to access and effectively sort through this information (information literacy skills) become ever more important for success in both academic and non-academic settings. This study sought to assess the efficacy of two educational games designed to…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Computer Games, Information Literacy, Randomized Controlled Trials
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Caton, Hope; Greenhill, Darrel – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2014
This paper describes how a gamified rewards and penalties framework was used to increase attendance and engagement in a level six undergraduate computing module teaching game production. The framework was applied to the same module over two consecutive years: a control year and a trial year. In both years the tutor, assignments and assessment…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Computer Science Education, Learning Modules, Attendance
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Marques, Leonardo Brandão; das Graças de Souza, Deisy – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2013
Recent research has evaluated the motivational functions of educational games and its potential role for the teaching of reading skills. Educational games must maintain their educational function retaining clear definitions of the teaching objectives and instructional methods. Reading skills can be broken down into more basic behavioral units.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Educational Games, Preferences
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Denham, André R. – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2013
Formative instruction on multiplication primarily focuses on rote memorization. This leads to factual fluency, but also develops a narrow view of multiplication and hinders the development of conceptual understanding. Theory and research recommend the concurrent development of conceptual understanding and factual fluency during the initial stages…
Descriptors: Multiplication, Mathematics Instruction, Computer Games, Educational Games