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Eve Flores, Yennelly – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This investigation narrates how digital game playing while integrating augmented reality can help enhance higher-order thinking. Digital game playing, when referring to games played on computers, game consoles, or handhelds, can be considered a powerful learning tool in education. The central problem of this investigation lies in the fact that…
Descriptors: Play, Video Games, Computer Simulation, Thinking Skills
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Sam von Gillern; Brady Nash – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2025
This scoping review examines scholarship on video games in prominent literacy journals between years 2000 and 2020. 32 articles met inclusion criteria for the study, including 15 articles on entertainment games and 17 articles on serious/educational games. Included articles were categorized by various attributes, including year of publication,…
Descriptors: Video Games, Educational Games, Literacy Education, Instructional Effectiveness
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Nash, Brady L.; Brady, Randi Beth – Reading Research Quarterly, 2022
English language arts (ELA) teachers and literacy researchers are increasingly attending to the ways that digital technologies may be integrated into the curriculum. Video games, which now feature extensive narrative structures, interactive play systems, and complex multimodal semiotics, offer one avenue through which ELA teachers can expand upon…
Descriptors: Video Games, Secondary Education, Language Arts, English
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Romero-Hernandez, Alejandro; Gonzalez-Riojo, Manuel; El Yamri, Meriem; Manero, Borja – Educational Technology & Society, 2022
The performing arts are currently in a critical situation worldwide. Various reports warn that the lack of audience. If we focus on dance, and especially folk dances, the situation is worse. In various countries and continents, folk dances are slowly disappearing. In Spain, we find evidence of the downward trend in terms of the number of attendees…
Descriptors: Video Games, Dance, Foreign Countries, Folk Culture
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Halimeh Khattib; Dorit Alt – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Digital technology has broadened educational opportunities in science, positioning gamification as a pivotal tool. However, its full potential in enhancing science education has not been thoroughly explored. Addressing this research gap, this study delves into the less examined aspects of gamification within science education. Employing a…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Science Education, Gamification
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Caitlin Cole; Roberto H. Parada; Erin Mackenzie – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2024
Video games are an established part of popular culture, and frequently used in educational settings worldwide. There is now a substantive body of research suggesting positive outcomes of their use in classrooms. In spite of this, there is a dearth of research synthesizing the outcomes of these studies. This is particularly so in relation to the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, High School Students, Video Games
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Cristina Rebollo; Anna Tonda; Cristina Sorlí; Inmaculada Remolar – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2024
The traditional learning method can be a challenging activity if the students are children with ADHD. There are studies that indicate that educational video games enhance the learning process in children. To objectively validate the aforementioned claim, this study aims to analyze and compare the brain waves activity of children with ADHD while…
Descriptors: Video Games, Educational Games, Teaching Methods, Students with Disabilities
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Porter, Jill – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2022
Background: Despite the interest and potential of multi touch devices, there are limited published studies researching their effectiveness and usability specifically with children with Down syndrome, one of the most common groups of children with an intellectual disability. This is particularly true for mathematical learning, an area in which many…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Down Syndrome, Students with Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction
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A. Pradheepa; K. Gurusamy; T. Pushpanathan – Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2025
This meta-analysis aims to investigate gamification's impact on improving tertiary-level second-language learners' lexical repertoire. Forty-seven peer-reviewed works were evaluated for this analysis. The analysis focused on determining the effectiveness of gamified learning environments in the context of improving vocabulary and learning and…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Game Based Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Lee Cheng – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2024
The rapid advancement of mobile and computing technologies has made the enjoyment of music in the video gaming experience more accessible and affordable, and has raised the interest of educators in the affordances of music-related games for informal music learning. This study aimed to examine the educational affordances of music-related games…
Descriptors: Video Games, Computer Software, Music Education, Music
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Lopez-Fernandez, Daniel; Gordillo, Aldo; Perez, Jennifer; Tovar, Edmundo – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2023
Contribution: This article analyzes the learning and motivational impact of teacher-authored educational video games on computer science education and compares its effectiveness in both face-to-face and online (remote) formats. This work presents comparative data and findings obtained from 217 students who played the game in a face-to-face format…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Game Based Learning, Online Courses, In Person Learning
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Lopez-Fernandez, Daniel; Gordillo, Aldo; Alarcon, Pedro P.; Tovar, Edmundo – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2021
Contribution: This article provides evidence on the effectiveness of game-based learning (GBL) for computer science education when using educational video games created by teachers using authoring tools. Background: Although teacher-oriented authoring tools for creating educational video games can help overcome the main barriers hampering the use…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Educational Games, Video Games, Computer Science Education
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Fan Su; Di Zou – Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 2024
Educational games, prevalent in contemporary settings, leverage game-based learning (GBL) to actively engage and enhance learners' knowledge and skill acquisition through captivating in-game learning activities. To assess the effectiveness of GBL, game-based assessment (GBA) has emerged. GBA employs gameplay for learners to attain educational…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Student Evaluation, Educational Games, Instructional Effectiveness
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Esterhuizen, Joshua; Drevin, Günther; Snyman, Dirk; Drevin, Lynette – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2022
Education is shifting towards a more technology focused mode of delivery, or at least combining technology use with standard methods. A potential effect of this could be the introduction and use of games in classrooms. This study looks at the possibility of adapting various domains of knowledge into digital games referred to as serious games. The…
Descriptors: Gamification, Educational Games, Game Based Learning, Technology Uses in Education
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Alawajee, Omar; Delafield-Butt, Jonathan – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2021
Empirical evidence suggests game-based learning (GBL) as a potentially engaging form of contemporary learning. With the increase in the use of Minecraft, a sandbox computer game in open-world format, there has been a concurrent rise in the level of interest in investigating the role of Minecraft in social and academic learning. Minecraft is…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Video Games, Instructional Effectiveness, Learner Engagement
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