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Design Guidelines for Classroom Multiplayer Presential Games (CMPG)
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Villalta, M.; Gajardo, I.; Nussbaum, M.; Andreu, J. J.; Echeverria, A.; Plass, J. L. – Computers & Education, 2011
In a Classroom Multiplayer Presential Game (CMPG) peers interact collaboratively with the virtual world and amongst themselves in a shared space. The design of this kind of game, however, is a complex process that must consider instruction strategies, methodology, usability and ludic aspects. This article's aim is to develop and systematize…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Guidelines, Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Technology
Measuring Learning in Serious Games: A Case Study with Structural Assessment
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Wouters, Pieter; van der Spek, Erik D.; van Oostendorp, Herre – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2011
The effectiveness of serious games is often measured with verbal assessment. As an alternative we propose Pathfinder structural assessment (defined as measuring the learners' knowledge organization and compare this with a referent structure) which comprises three steps: knowledge elicitation, knowledge representation and knowledge evaluation. We…
Descriptors: Knowledge Representation, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques, Guidelines
Wiki Use in the 21st-Century Literacy Classroom: A Framework for Evaluation
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Sanden, Sherry; Darragh, Janine – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2011
In today's Web 2.0 world, teachers are perpetually struggling with how to incorporate technology into the classroom effectively in order to meet the diverse literacy needs of 21st-century learners. Utilizing the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE, 2008) Position Statement addressing these needs, the theoretical framework of Lankshear…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing
Evaluating an Intelligent Tutoring System for Design Patterns: The DEPTHS Experience
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Jeremic, Zoran; Jovanovic, Jelena; Gasevic, Dragan – Educational Technology & Society, 2009
The evaluation of intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs) is an important though often neglected stage of ITS development. There are many evaluation methods available but literature does not provide clear guidelines for the selection of evaluation method(s) to be used in a particular context. This paper describes the evaluation study of DEPTHS, an…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Guidelines, Student Attitudes
On Designing a Pervasive Mobile Learning Platform
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Laine, Teemu H.; Vinni, Mikko; Sedano, Carolina Islas; Joy, Mike – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2010
This article presents the features, design and architecture of the Myst pervasive game platform that has been applied in creating pervasive mobile learning games in various contexts such as science festivals and museums in Finland. Based on our experiences with the development, we draw a set of design principles for creating successfully a…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Games, Young Adults, Museums
Design and Implementation of a Web-Based Learning Environment: Lessons Learned
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Sadik, Alaa; Reisman, Sorel – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2004
This article presents sets of observations and recommendations for Web-based distance learning, based on formative and summative performance and opinion data collected from participants involved in the design, development, and utilization of Wired Class, a Web-based learning environment that was developed to teach mathematics to Egyptian secondary…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Web Based Instruction, Educational Environment, Internet