Publication Date
| In 2025 | 1 |
| Since 2024 | 1 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 3 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 6 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 7 |
Descriptor
| Computer Simulation | 7 |
| Psychological Patterns | 7 |
| Video Games | 7 |
| Technology Uses in Education | 4 |
| Computer Games | 2 |
| Difficulty Level | 2 |
| Educational Technology | 2 |
| Foreign Countries | 2 |
| Inquiry | 2 |
| Learner Engagement | 2 |
| Physics | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Changing English: Studies in… | 1 |
| Contemporary Issues in Early… | 1 |
| Developmental Psychology | 1 |
| International Society for… | 1 |
| Journal of Computer Assisted… | 1 |
| Journal of Educational… | 1 |
| T.H.E. Journal | 1 |
Author
| Admiraal, Wilfried, Ed. | 1 |
| Akcay, Hakan, Ed. | 1 |
| Asaba, Mika | 1 |
| Coulson, Mark | 1 |
| Demski, Jennifer | 1 |
| Feng, Shi | 1 |
| Gould, Rebecca L | 1 |
| Gweon, Hyowon | 1 |
| Hsing-Ying Tu | 1 |
| Hwang, Jisoo | 1 |
| Kao, Dominic | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Books | 1 |
| Collected Works - Proceedings | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 2 |
| Higher Education | 2 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Intermediate Grades | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkHsing-Ying Tu; Silvia Wen-Yu Lee – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2025
Learning in a virtual environment has been found to foster students' affective responses, indicating the importance of exploring the factors which affect students' learning when engaged in a virtual game. This study aimed to explore the relationships among students' epistemic curiosity, situational interest, and learning engagement in an…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Student Interests, Learner Engagement, Computer Simulation
Shaiman, Jennifer M. – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2020
With the anticipated increase in narrative video games entering the English classroom, the particular features of the genre need added attention. One of these features is the stronger perceived relationship between a player and the character than a reader and a character. While this has benefits for effective storytelling, it also creates the…
Descriptors: Video Games, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, English Instruction
Magana, Alejandra J.; Hwang, Jisoo; Feng, Shi; Rebello, Sanjay; Zu, Tianlong; Kao, Dominic – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2022
Background: Previous work has identified that the benefits of learning with videogames and learning from simulations. However, recent meta-analytic work has also identified that little research directly compares learning with videogames and learning with simulations. Objectives: This study examines two learning technologies and their corresponding…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Games, Video Games, Inquiry
Coulson, Mark; Oskis, Andrea; Gould, Rebecca L – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2017
In this article, the authors discuss the light and dark side of attachments and attachment style in physical and digital worlds. They argue that many games offer opportunities for the generation of new and meaningful attachments to both physical and digital others. They discuss two "fundamental attachment errors" and show how these can…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Video Games, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior
Asaba, Mika; Ong, Desmond C.; Gweon, Hyowon – Developmental Psychology, 2019
People's emotional experiences depend not only on what actually happened, but also on what they thought would happen. However, these expectations about future outcomes are not always communicated explicitly. Thus, the ability to infer others' expectations in context and understand how these expectations influence others' emotions is an important…
Descriptors: Expectation, Outcomes of Education, Preschool Children, Psychological Patterns
Download full textShelley, Mack, Ed.; Admiraal, Wilfried, Ed.; Akcay, Hakan, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2021
"Proceedings of International Conference on Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology (ICEMST) which took place on April 1-4, 2021 in Antalya, Turkey. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Climate
Demski, Jennifer – T.H.E. Journal, 2009
For a growing group of educators, the online role-playing game World of Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment's massively popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), is a place to go to relax, network, and discover potential learning strategies-- and slay a few monsters if they get in the way. The online role-playing game World of…
Descriptors: Video Games, Role Playing, Fantasy, Computer Mediated Communication
