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Download full textAnisimov, Aleksey; Inshakova, Agnessa – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2022
The use of educational computer games in the context of the coronavirus pandemic is becoming increasingly popular in the educational process when studying a variety of disciplines. And if practical steps have been taken in this direction in technical, pedagogical, and some other sciences, then there is a doctrinal and practical gap in the teaching…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Computer Games, Game Based Learning, Legal Education (Professions)
Ragad M. Tawafak; Waleed Mugahed Al-Rahmi; Abdulrahman Alshimai; Ibrahim Yaussef Alyoussef; Ayad Aldaijy – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2025
The importance of gameplay extends beyond mere entertainment, playing a crucial role in shaping behavioral intentions (BIs) in various contexts. This research aims to discover how digital gameplay influences students' BIs, mainly in the context of technology adoption in education. The main objective is to investigate the impact of digital gameplay…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Computer Games
Improving Students' Narrative Skills through Gameplay Activities: A Study of Primary School Students
Kirginas, Sotiris – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2022
This paper aims to explore the impact of freeform digital games on primary school students' narrative skills, in terms of linguistic cohesion and semantic coherence, compared to other digital media, such as formally structured digital games and movies. A total of 128 Year 6 Primary school students participated in this research. Initially, students…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, Computer Games, Educational Games, Films
Pauline-Graf, Denise; Mandel, Susan E.; Allen, Heather W.; Devnew, Lynne E. – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2021
"Technology-enhanced learning" (TEL) is a broad term to denote the incorporation of digital technology to mediate activities that support education. Educational researchers need to validate critical assumptions about any new system that involves TEL early and throughout its development course to make quick, informed, de-risked decisions…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Technology Uses in Education, Validity, Educational Researchers
Kara, Nuri – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2021
The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic literature review on the use of serious games in science education between 2016 and 2020 years. A total of 39 articles were included from Science Citation Index-Expanded (SCI-Expanded), Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI) and Emerging Sources…
Descriptors: Science Education, Educational Games, Teaching Methods, Science Achievement
Rahmadi, Imam Fitri; Lavicza, Zsolt; Houghton, Tony – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2021
Educational games have great potential for learning, however the potential of user-generated microgames for supporting learning is still not completely understood. The present study reviews the design quality of user-generated microgames based on microgame design fundamentals and explores the potential of the games for facilitating learning from…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Game Based Learning, Design, Elementary School Teachers
Khanmurzina, Rimma R.; Cherdymova, Elena I.; Guryanova, Tatyana Yu.; Toriia, Rita A.; Sukhodolova, Evgenia M.; Tararina, Larisa I. – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2020
The article considers one of the new social phenomena that have arisen in society, and is currently changing everyday social practices, which are one of the integral parts of the new media - computer games. The problem of the study is conditioned by the fact that computer games are gaining popularity, while increasingly influencing players,…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Play, Skill Development, Interpersonal Relationship
Chuechote, Suparat; Nokkaew, Artorn; Phongsasithorn, Apichat; Laosinchai, Parames – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2020
Sorting is a fundamental computing concept. As for today, it is taught at the secondary school level. However, this kind of algorithm is an obstacle for some students due to its high level of abstraction. To prevent discouragement as well as to incorporate a fun and challenging algorithmic task, a novel tablet-based digital game,…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Computer Games, Game Based Learning, High School Students
Bal, Mazhar – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2019
The aim of the study is to determine the contribution of gamification to writing skills of middle school students. For this study, a lesson plan has been developed to relate Writing and Authorship Skills lesson to the gamification for middle school students. From this lesson plan, it was tried to determine the effectiveness of the teaching…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Games, Educational Games, Writing Instruction
Zhu, Meina; Basdogan, Merve; Bonk, Curtis J. – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2020
Instructional design and training skills have become a key competency that is expected of public health professionals. However, the research on educating public health students as instructional designers (ID) is lacking. The purpose of this study is to better understand how novice IDs design trainings using their design judgment in an authentic…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Public Health, Teaching Methods, Curriculum Development
Tatli, Zeynep – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2018
The purpose of this study is to determine types of games that middle school students play in their daily lives and analyze the effects of various variables such as gender, available technology, grade in school and parents' education levels on their game preferences. The sample consisted of a total of 464 grade 5-8 students (212 girls and 252…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Preferences, Student Attitudes, Computer Games
Yilmaz, Turkan Karakus; Cagiltay, Kursat – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2016
Many virtual worlds have been adopted for implementation within educational settings because they are potentially useful for building effective learning environments. Since the flexibility of virtual worlds challenges to obtain effective and efficient educational outcomes, the design of such platforms need more attention. In the present study, the…
Descriptors: Simulated Environment, Computer Simulation, Observation, Interviews
