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Ebner, Martin; Holzinger, Andreas – Computers & Education, 2007
Goal: The use of an online game for learning in higher education aims to make complex theoretical knowledge more approachable. Permanent repetition will lead to a more in-depth learning. Objective: To gain insight into whether and to what extent, online games have the potential to contribute to student learning in higher education. Experimental…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Control Groups, Civil Engineering
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Sterling, Joan; Gray, Mary W. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1991
An experimental class in introductory statistics (n=40) using simulation software at American University was compared to a traditionally taught control group (n=36) with respect to achievement and accrued beliefs about the benefits of the simulations. Results indicate significantly higher achievement scores for the experimental class with about…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Software Evaluation, Control Groups, Experimental Groups