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Tavares, Rita; Marques Vieira, Rui; Pedro, Luís – Education Sciences, 2021
This paper reports research work related to a wider study, aimed at developing a mobile app for Science Education in primary-school. Several studies reveal that Science Education can be improved by using technology, namely educational software. However, to promote a structured use of technology, innovative learning approaches must be designed for…
Descriptors: Science Education, Educational Technology, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Foster, Aroutis N. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2011
Researchers question how and what students learn from commercial digital games. Using a concurrent mixed-methods approach, this study examined 30 students' construction of knowledge and skills while playing a commercial off-the-shelf game for 7 weeks. Quantitative data included students' background survey and pre- and post-assessments for…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Social Studies, Educational Games, Learning Processes
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Williams, Alexandria; Rouse, Kenneth; Seals, Cheryl; Gilbert, Juan – International Journal on E-Learning, 2009
Reading literacy has been a major problem for American students for the past several years. Educators have struggled to find a solution to this problem that will help students while at the same time maintain their interest in the subject matter. Educational video games and other e-learning technologies have made their way into classrooms and homes…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Science Projects, Video Games, Outreach Programs
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Warren, Scott J.; Stein, Richard A.; Dondlinger, Mary Jo; Barab, Sasha A. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2009
The number of games, simulations, and multi-user virtual environments designed to promote learning, engagement with subject matter, or intended to contextualize learning has been steadily increasing over the past decade. While the use of these digital designs in educational settings has begun to show promise for improving learning, motivation, and…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Virtual Classrooms, Writing Skills, Educational Games
Baek, Youngkyun; Whitton, Nicola – IGI Global, 2013
In K-12 classrooms, as well as on the college and university level, the incorporation of digital games has played a vital role in the educational system. While introducing teachers to new fields, these digital games have been designed and implemented for the classroom and have shown positive results at a variety of educational levels. Cases on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning
Warren, Scott J.; Dondlinger, Mary Jo; Barab, Sasha A. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2008
Two major obstacles to using problem-based learning methods with writing in elementary school classrooms are the time it takes to design the learning environment and the time required for students to interact at their own pace with ill-structured problems used to spur student writing. This study examined whether game elements could be used along…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Educational Environment, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students
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Virvou, Maria; Katsionis, George; Manos, Konstantinos – Educational Technology & Society, 2005
Computer games are very popular among children and adolescents. In this respect, they could be exploited by educational software designers to render educational software more attractive and motivating. However, it remains to be explored what the educational scope of educational software games is. In this paper, we explore several issues concerning…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Computer Simulation, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Computer Software
Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Spector, J. Michael, Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
These proceedings contain the papers of the 11th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2014), October 25-27, 2014, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) and endorsed by the Japanese Society for Information and Systems in…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Teaching Methods, Technological Literacy, Technology Uses in Education