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Marvel, Michele D. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) have potential as educational tools. Existing literature shows that MMOG-based courses can foster a more immediate sense of community among students than traditional distance learning interfaces. The immersive technology of MMOGs opens the door for students to be able to virtually walk through the college…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Cooperative Learning
Swearingen, Dixie K. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This experimental study examined the effect of an educational massive multiplayer online game (MMOG) on achievement on a standards-based mathematics exam. It also examined the interaction of student characteristics (gender and socioeconomic status) with digital game play on mathematics achievement. Two hundred eighty ninth grade students from a…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Grade 9, High School Students, Computer Games