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Direct linkJames, Kelsey K.; Mayer, Richard E. – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2019
Game-like educational apps are intended to boost learner motivation leading to better learning outcomes. To test this idea about the value of gamification, college students (n = 64) learned Italian by playing the online language learning game, Duolingo at home for seven sessions, or learned the same material through watching an online slideshow…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Educational Games, Game Based Learning, Computer Oriented Programs
