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Wronowski, Meredith; Urick, Angela; Wilson, Alison S. P.; Thompson, William; Thomas, David; Wilson, Scott; Elizondo, Francisco J.; Ralston, Ryan – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2020
The overuse of lecture-based approaches for instruction in university courses may have limited student access to knowledge, particularly the transfer of complex concepts, such as central limit theorem in statistics. This study seeks to contribute to empirical research regarding the effectiveness of serious educational games (SEGs) to increase…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Educational Games, Psychological Patterns, Learner Engagement
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Wang, Chung-Hsiang; Wu, Ko-Chiu; Tsau, Saiau-Yue – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2019
The aim of this study was to design a digital game that imparts the concept of urban heat island effects to aid in environmental education. Within the play-time limits, gamers must be alert to signs of warning from the environment and keep the balance between economic growth and the temperature of the environment, so they can safely manage the…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Educational Games, Marketing, Environmental Education
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Boldbaatar, Nomin; Sendurur, Emine – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2019
The emergence of block-based environments aims to facilitate the problems caused by the abstractness of text-based languages. Recent studies generally focus on the effect of having block-based experience on programming education. This study is an attempt to observe the transfer of previous programming experiences (block-based vs. text-based) into…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Computer Games, Computer Simulation, Computer Software