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Direct linkLee, Yoonhee N.; Zhu, Meina – Computers in the Schools, 2022
Digital Game Based Learning (DGBL) was considered as an effective way to engage learners and enhance learning performance. This case study demonstrates a design case that uses DGBL to support writing practices using student-centered pedagogy in K-12 education. Minecraft is used as a tool of transferring students' imagination and abstract design to…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Computer Games, Game Based Learning, Learner Engagement
Siko, Jason P.; Barbour, Michael K. – Computers in the Schools, 2015
Homemade PowerPoint games are a low-tech alternative for using game design in classrooms. To date, much of the research examining the games has not shown an improvement in performance. This has led some to question whether the games are properly aligned with the instructional strategies researchers have used as justifications to support using…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Design, Student Projects, Performance
Liu, Min; Rosenblum, Jason A.; Horton, Lucas; Kang, Jina – Computers in the Schools, 2014
Given the growing popularity of digital games as a form of entertainment, educators are interested in exploring using digital games as a tool to facilitate learning. In this study, we examine game-based learning by describing a learning environment that combines game elements, play, and authenticity in the real world for the purpose of engaging…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Computer Games, Educational Environment, Educational Needs
Alexander, Curby – Computers in the Schools, 2014
In this study, student engagement during classroom activities was investigated where sixth graders created digital media projects using historical images. The study employed a qualitative design involving observations, student artifacts, and interviews while students were creating digital storyboards using a Web-based application developed for…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 6, Learner Engagement, Production Techniques
Wu, Min Lun; Richards, Kari; Saw, Guan Kung – Computers in the Schools, 2014
A concurrent triangulation mixed-method research design was used to investigate 19 casual gamers' or non-gamers' use of a popular massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), Everquest 2, as an alternative pedagogical tool to support communicative use of the English language. This study poses that MMORPGs could serve as a virtually rich…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mixed Methods Research, Computer Games, Educational Games
