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Direct linkHoward-Jones, Paul A.; Demetriou, Skevi – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2009
Uncertainty may be an important component of the motivation provided by learning games, especially when associated with gaming rather than learning. Three studies are reported that explore the influence of gaming uncertainty on engagement with computer-based learning games. In the first study, children (10-11 years) played a simple maths quiz.…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Mathematics Tests, Motivation, Experiments
