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Kuba, Renata; Rahimi, Seyedahmad; Smith, Ginny; Shute, Valerie; Dai, Chih-Pu – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2021
Over three years, our research team has designed various learning supports for promoting content knowledge and solving game levels. In this case study, we examined the optimal design and the evaluation of learning support videos for a physics educational game. Often studies focus on investigating the effects of research-based principles without a…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Game Based Learning, Physics, Educational Principles
Kuba, Renata; Rahimi, Seyedahmad; Smith, Ginny; Shute, Valerie J.; Dai, Chih-Pu – Grantee Submission, 2021
Over three years, our research team has designed various learning supports for promoting content knowledge and solving game levels. In this case study, we examined the optimal design and the evaluation of learning support videos for a physics educational game. Often studies focus on investigating the effects of research-based principles without a…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Game Based Learning, Physics, Educational Principles
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Priyadi, Ahmad; Kuswanto, Heru – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2023
This research aims to: (1) develop a feasible Android-based comic media of Gajah Mungkur Dam, and (2) reveal the effectiveness of the developed comic media in improving mathematical representation and critical thinking abilities on the materials of work and energy. The research subjects are senior high school students, consisting of 262 students…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, Cartoons, Computer Games, Mathematics Instruction
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Gnidovec, Tanja; Žemlja, Mojca; Dolenec, Andreja; Torkar, Gregor – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2020
Learning the basics of human anatomy is challenging for schoolchildren due to its three-dimensional nature and complexity as a system. This study created educational materials for learning about and teaching the human circulatory system based on augmented reality (AR) technology and a structure-behavior-function (SBF) model, including 2D/3D…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Anatomy, Human Body, Teaching Methods
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Jacobson, Jeffery – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2013
In previous publications, the author reported that students learned about Egyptian architecture and society by playing an educational game based on a virtual representation of a temple. Students played the game in a digital dome or on a standard desktop computer, and (each) then recorded a video tour of the temple. Those who had used the dome…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Computer Games, Video Technology, Visual Aids
Pasnik, Shelley; Llorente, Carlin – Education Development Center, Inc., 2014
This executive summary highlights findings from a larger study that is part of an interrelated series of studies included in the Ready To Learn summative evaluation being conducted by the Education Development Center, Inc.'s (EDC's) Center for Children and Technology and SRI Education's Center for Technology in Learning (EDC/SRI). The purpose of…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Preschool Children
Moorthy, Savitha; Hupert, Naomi; Llorente, Carlin; Pasnik, Shelley – Education Development Center, Inc., 2014
This report presents results from the "CPB-PBS Ready To Learn PEG+CAT" Content Study. "PEG+CAT" is a unique transmedia property that emphasizes early mathematics and problem solving. Each episode is structured around a specific mathematical problem the characters are trying to solve together. It includes video episodes,…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Preschool Children
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Carliner, Saul, Ed. – Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 2019
The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) is an international, non-profit educational organization. The Association's purpose is to advance the knowledge, theory, and quality of teaching and learning at all levels with information technology. "E-Learn 2019: World Conference on E-Learning" took place in New…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Electronic Learning, Conference Papers, Learner Engagement
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Lin, Chun-Hung; Liu, Eric Zhi-Feng; Chen, Yu-Liang; Liou, Pey-Yan; Chang, Maiga; Wu, Cheng-Hong; Yuan, Shyan-Ming – Educational Technology & Society, 2013
The study examines the effectiveness of using computer games for after-school remedial mastery learning. We incorporated instructional materials related to "area of a circle" into the popular Monopoly game to enhance the performance of sixth-grade students learning mathematics. The program requires that students enter the answers to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mastery Learning, Remedial Instruction, Elementary School Students
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Yang, Jie Chi; Chien, Kun Huang; Liu, Tzu Chien – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
Energy education has been conducted to equip learners with relevant energy conservation knowledge for many years. However, learners seldom put the knowledge into practice and even have few ideas about how to reduce energy consumption. To this end, there is a need to address this issue to improve the efficiency of energy education. One of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Motivation, Learning Strategies, Energy Conservation
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Frank, Anders – Simulation & Gaming, 2012
A risk associated with the use of games in training and education is that players "game the game," instead of focusing on their learning goals. The term "gamer mode" is proposed to describe this attitude. A player with a gamer-mode attitude strives to achieve goals that are optimal for winning the game, but suboptimal with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Educational Objectives, War
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers