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Mario de la Puente – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
The present study investigates the impact of the educational game Sociopolis on student engagement in the context of tenth-grade social science education. Employing a mixed-methods approach, this research examines engagement behaviors quantitatively and categorically. The participant pool consists of 183 students from four public schools in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Games, Gamification, Game Based Learning
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Sandra Elsom; Colleen Stieler-Hunt; Margaret Marshman – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
Proponents of game-based learning see potential for the inclusion of Alternate Reality Games (ARGs) in higher education. Research has shown that an ARG can support the induction and socialisation of students but engagement in educational ARGs has been disappointing. We explored whether students could learn via an ARG embedded in curriculum: if…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Integrated Curriculum, Game Based Learning, Educational Games
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Rich, Kathryn M.; Spaepen, Elizabet; Strickland, Carla; Moran, Cheryl – Interactive Learning Environments, 2020
A key debate in computer science education is whether and how computational thinking (CT) is used within disciplines other than computer science. Broad definitions provide many avenues for developing integrated instruction, as practices within existing activities can simply be reframed in terms of CT. But such general use of the term CT may…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Skills, Elementary School Students
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Timmers, S.; Valcke, M.; de Mil, K.; Baeyens, W. R. G. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2008
This article focuses on an evaluation of the impact of an innovative instructional design of internships in view of a new integrated pharmaceutical curriculum. A key innovative element was the implementation of a computer-supported collaborative learning environment. Students were, as part of their formal curriculum, expected to work in a…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Knowledge Level, Computer Assisted Instruction, Pharmacy
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Confrey, Jere; Doerr, Helen M. – Interactive Learning Environments, 1994
Presents an argument for learner-centered modeling tools and approaches that take into account students' conceptions. Based on a theoretical argument for the interplay of grounded activity and systematic inquiry, the article reports on a study of an integrated science and mathematics high school class that investigated modeling activities.…
Descriptors: High Schools, Inquiry, Integrated Curriculum, Learner Controlled Instruction