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Pombo, Lúcia; Marques, Margarida Morais – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a survey study that analyzes mobile learning through students' opinion regarding the use of mobile devices for learning, including their advantages and difficulties, as well as the educational value of a specific mobile learning strategy, reified in the EduPARK game, after an experience of exploring…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Kawai, Junya; Mitsuhara, Hiroyuki; Shishibori, Masami – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2016
Purpose: Evacuation drills should be more realistic and interactive. Focusing on situational and audio-visual realities and scenario-based interactivity, the authors have developed a game-based evacuation drill (GBED) system that presents augmented reality (AR) materials on tablet computers. The paper's current research purpose is to improve…
Descriptors: Simulated Environment, Educational Games, Emergency Programs, Computer Simulation
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Hiroyuki Mitsuhara; Takahide Sumikawa; Jun Miyashita; Kazuhisa Iwaka; Yasunori Kozuki – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2013
Purpose: Traditional evacuation drill is monotonous. Therefore, evacuation drill should be diversified to get more people interested in disaster prevention. Our idea is game-based evacuation drill using real world edutainment (RWE). This paper aims at clarifying how RWE-based evacuation drill is realized. Design/methodology/approach: RWE provides…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Game Based Learning, Drills (Practice), Educational Games
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Kapralos, Bill; Hogan, Michelle; Pribetic, Antonin I.; Dubrowski, Adam – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2011
Purpose: Gaming and interactive virtual simulation environments support a learner-centered educational model allowing learners to work through problems acquiring knowledge through an active, experiential learning approach. To develop effective virtual simulations and serious games, the views and perceptions of learners and educators must be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Experiential Learning, Laptop Computers, Educational Technology
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Zapata-Rivera, Diego; VanWinkle, Waverely; Doyle, Bryan; Buteux, Alyssa; Bauer, Malcolm – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose and demonstrate an evidence-based scenario design framework for assessment-based computer games. Design/methodology/approach: The evidence-based scenario design framework is presented and demonstrated by using BELLA, a new assessment-based gaming environment aimed at supporting student learning of…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Urban Schools, Measurement, Psychometrics
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Miller, Megan; Hegelheimer, Volker – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2006
Despite their motivational appeal to learners, innovative and technologically advanced computer simulation games targeting native English speakers frequently remain beyond the competence of ESL learners as independent didactic tools. Guided by Chapelle's (2001) criteria for determining CALL task appropriateness, this paper illustrates how the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Binsubaih, Ahmed; Maddock, Steve; Romano, Daniela – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2006
In Dubai, traffic accidents kill one person every 37 hours and injure one person every 3 hours. Novice traffic accident investigators in the Dubai police force are expected to "learn by doing" in this intense environment. Currently, they use no alternative to the real world in order to practice. This paper argues for the use of an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Accidents, Traffic Safety, Time Management