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Angelos Sofianidis; Christos Skraparlis; Nayia Stylianidou – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2024
This paper presents and discusses the inclusive inquiry-based alternate reality game (IB-ARGI) approach, a pedagogical gamified approach supporting inclusive contemporary educational contexts. The IB-ARGI approach comprises Inquiry-based Learning, Alternate Reality Games, Universal Design for Learning and Augmented Reality technology in order to…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Access to Education, Computer Simulation, Computer Games
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Tania Miguel Trabajo; Eavan Dorcey; Jan Roelof van der Meer – Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2024
Inspired by the positive impact of serious games on science understanding and motivated by personal interests in scientific outreach, we developed "Bacttle," an easy-to-play microbiology board game with adaptive difficulty, targeting any player from 7 years old onward. Bacttle addresses both the lay public and teachers for use in…
Descriptors: Microbiology, Science Instruction, Educational Games, Environmental Influences
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Kulju, Pirjo; Mäkinen, Marita – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2021
This study explored what kinds of phonological strategies are used by children and how they scaffold each other while they solve tasks in a digital literacy game. The theoretical basis of this study lies in Vygotsky's thoughts on the role of social interaction in learning and in the concept of peer scaffolding. The data included eight videotaped…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Phonology, Peer Teaching, Video Technology
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Anisimova, Ellina Sergeevna – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2020
The basics of digital literacy begin to form at an early age, and as they grow older, digital literacy must continue to evolve, adapting to the rapidly changing digital world. The first (both in importance and in time) after the family cognitive social institution for most people is the educational system, or rather, the system of preschool…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Preschool Teachers, Futures (of Society), Preservice Teachers
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Ongoro, Catherine Akoth; Mwangoka, Joseph W. – Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 2019
This paper presents the effects of using digital games on improving language learning in Tanzanian preschools. A gamified learning prototype system was developed for making alphabetical sound articulation more engaging and fun. The study was conducted with twelve preschools in Tanzania. The results revealed that preschoolers' learning performance…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Preschool Education, Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition
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Tokac, Umit; Novak, Elena; Thompson, Christopher G. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2019
This meta-analysis investigated the effects of learning video games on mathematics achievement of PreK-12th-grade students compared with traditional classroom instructional methods. Results from the 24 collected studies showed heterogeneity among effect sizes, both in magnitude and direction. Using a random effects model, a small but marginally…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Teaching Methods
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Hao, Tao; Wang, Zhe; Ardasheva, Yuliya – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2021
This meta-analysis reviewed research between 2012 and 2018 focused on technology-assisted second language (L2) vocabulary learning for English as a foreign language (EFL) learner. A total of 45 studies of 2,374 preschool-to-college EFL students contributed effect sizes to this meta-analysis. Compared with traditional instructional methods, the…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Gerkushenko, Svetlana; Gerkushenko, Georgy – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2014
The article describes the role of play in child's development and identifies the characteristics of mature play in preschool age. The paper gives an overview of the computer games for preschool children used in Russian kindergartens. The research conducted with 50 Russian kindergarten teachers provides the analysis of the most important factors of…
Descriptors: Play, Computer Games, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries
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Turgut, Sedat; Temur, Özlem Dogan – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2017
In this research, the effects of using game in mathematics teaching process on academic achievement in Turkey were examined by metaanalysis method. For this purpose, the average effect size value and the average effect size values of the moderator variables (education level, the field of education, game type, implementation period and sample size)…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Achievement, Meta Analysis
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Schacter, John; Shih, Jeff; Allen, Charles M.; DeVaul, Lina; Adkins, Amy B.; Ito, Taro; Jo, Booil – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: Effective preschool mathematics instruction is especially important for low-income children. Previous research demonstrates that low-income children enter kindergarten behind their middle-income peers. They receive less mathematics support at home and from public preschools. The aim of this study was to test Math Shelf, a tablet…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Preschool Education, Low Income Groups, At Risk Students
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Meyer, Bente – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2013
During the last decade there has been a growing focus on preschool learning within education, especially with regard to the learning of basic literacies such as reading and writing. In addition to this many nation states increasingly focus on the basic literacy competences of the information society, ICT and English. This has, as suggested by for…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Preschool Education, Educational Games
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Marklund, Björn Berg; Taylor, Anna-Sofia Alklind – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2016
The task of integrating games into an educational setting is a demanding one, and integrating games as a harmonious part of a bigger ecosystem of learning requires teachers to orchestrate a myriad of complex organizational resources. Historically, research on digital game-based learning has focused heavily on the coupling between game designs,…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Learner Engagement, Case Studies, Preschool Teachers
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Vangsnes, Vigdis; Økland, Nils Tore Gram – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2015
In computer gaming situations in kindergartens, the pre-school teacher's function can be viewed in a continuum. At one extreme is the teacher who takes an intervening role and at the other extreme is the teacher who chooses to restrict herself/himself to an organising or distal role. This study shows that both the intervening position and the…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Computer Games, Educational Technology, Preschool Teachers
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Akcaoglu, Mete; Kale, Ugur – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2016
Engagement in game design tasks can help preservice teachers develop pedagogical and technical skills for teaching and promoting critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Through the design process, preservice teachers not only exercise critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, but also learn about an instructional method to support their…
Descriptors: Games, Educational Games, Computer Games, Preservice Teachers