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Lilla Bónus; Erzsébet Antal; Erzsébet Korom – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2024
This research focuses on "BioScientist," a digital game-based, inquiry-based learning program embedded in the biology curriculum that develops inquiry skills in 8th-grade students. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate a combination of elements of digital game-based learning (DGBL) with inquiry-based learning (IBL) through…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Game Based Learning, Video Games, Inquiry
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Lookadoo, Kathryn L.; Bostwick, Eryn N.; Ralston, Ryan; Elizondo, Francisco Javier; Wilson, Scott; Shaw, Tarren J.; Jensen, Matthew L. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2017
This study examined the role of formative and summative assessment in instructional video games on student learning and engagement. A 2 (formative feedback: present vs absent) × 2 (summative feedback: present vs absent) factorial design with an offset control (recorded lecture) was conducted to explore the impacts of assessment in video games. A…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, Video Games, Educational Games
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Anderson, Janice; Barnett, Michael – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2011
The purpose of this work is to share our findings in using video gaming technology to facilitate the understanding of basic electromagnetism with pre-service elementary teachers. To this end we explored the impact of using a game called "Supercharged!" on pre-service teachers' understanding of electromagnetic concepts compared to students who…
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Program Effectiveness, Learning Experience, Teaching Methods
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Hickey, Daniel T.; Ingram-Goble, Adam A.; Jameson, Ellen M. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2009
This study used innovative assessment practices to obtain and document broad learning outcomes for a 15-hour game-based curriculum in Quest Atlantis, a multi-user virtual environment that supports school-based participation in socio scientific inquiry in ecological sciences. Design-based methods were used to refine and align the enactment of…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Test Items, Student Evaluation, Achievement Tests