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Nathalie Barz; Manuela Benick; Laura Dörrenbächer-Ulrich; Franziska Perels – Review of Educational Research, 2024
Digital game-based learning (DGBL) interventions can be superior to traditional instruction methods for learning, but previous meta-analyses covered a huge period and included a variety of different target groups, limiting the results' transfer on specific target groups. Therefore, the aim of this meta-analysis is a theory-based examination of…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Video Games, Outcomes of Education, Teaching Methods
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Cailyn N. Dougherty; Michelle Parker – English in Texas, 2023
Video games' popularity has continued to increase from their origins within a niche community to something engaged in by the general public. This field of literacy-making has a plethora of benefits to bridging skills both within and outside of the ELAR classroom for students of various backgrounds and skill sets, including language learners and…
Descriptors: Video Games, Literacy, Language Arts, Game Based Learning
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Carmen Barquero-Ruiz; David Kirk – Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 2024
Building on the original work of Bunker and Thorpe and their Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) approach to physical education, there is now a proliferation of Game Based Approaches (GBA) in the research literature (Bunker & Thorpe, 1982, A model for the teaching of games in secondary schools. "Bulletin of Physical Education,"…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Game Based Learning, Educational Games, Teaching Methods
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Jones, Ruan Jon; Mckeever, Jonathon Thomas; Morley, David – European Physical Education Review, 2023
Work considering the influence of power dynamics and potential confounders such as social status is beginning to receive more attention in physical education literature. While power dynamics deserve particular attention in student-centred and social constructivist pedagogies, exploration of this topic has largely escaped the grasp of Game-Based…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Educational Games, Power Structure, Physical Education
Y. Vijaya Lakshmi; Ishfaq Majid – Online Submission, 2025
Games play a very important role in promoting incidental learning and help in exploring both the conscious and subconscious processes such as insight of a learner. Digital Game-Based Learning and assessments are now an integral part of educational practices. When designed effectively digital games can take the learners from the stage of…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Computer Games, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills
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Haarman, Susan – Philosophical Studies in Education, 2022
The efficacy of tabletop role-playing games (RPGs) as an educational and therapeutic asset in schools has been extensively studied, with many middle and high schools employing these games as extracurricular activities because of their positive impact around identity formation, empathy, and social skills. More recent iterations of tabletop RPGs are…
Descriptors: Role Playing, Game Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Story Telling
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Judith Galezer; Smadar Szekely – Informatics in Education, 2024
Spark, one of the products offered by MyQ (formerly Plethora), is a game-based platform meticulously designed to introduce students to the foundational concepts of computer science. By navigating through logical challenges, users delve into topics like abstraction, loops, and graph patterns. Setting itself apart from its counterparts, Spark boasts…
Descriptors: Learning Management Systems, Game Based Learning, Computer Science Education, Teaching Methods
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Ewa Jurczyk-Romanowska – European Journal of Education (EJED), 2024
The paper presents conclusions from research into the opportunities to employ games in university education and it constitutes a description of a number of projects carried out at the Institute of Pedagogy at the University of Wroclaw. The project encompassed: (1) the use of location-based games in cultural education classes (Kulturalny Wroclaw…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, College Students, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
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Trinh, Mai P. – Management Teaching Review, 2022
Mobile app escape games are excellent tools to create an experiential learning process in online contexts. Through the act of solving puzzles to escape the rooms, students experience a process in which they need to discover new information and clues, adjust their strategies repeatedly, and become more aware of the way they learn. Their emotional…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology
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Addison Davis – English in Texas, 2024
As a teacher in the San Antonio Independent School District, Addison Davis encountered a significant challenge--maintaining student engagement during the last periods of the school day. These periods often felt like a battle between his students' growing restlessness and his efforts to keep them focused on the content. Initially, he relied heavily…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Preferences, English Instruction, Handwriting
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Minjoon Kouh – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2024
An introductory physics course may be run like a video game, where students have an almost unlimited number of attempts to demonstrate their competencies through a sequence of zero-penalty assessments until the end of a semester. Each checkpoint is conducted as a 10-minute, one-on-one oral interview with the instructor, and students are not…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Physics, Science Education, Pacing
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Kittichai Nilubol; Pragasit Sitthitikul – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2023
Gamification is a controversial topic in the field of education, with both proponents and opponents. However, what exactly gamification is and why it has become popular are worth exploring. This academic article first defines the terms "game" and "gamification" in order to differentiate them. Next, the article provides core…
Descriptors: Gamification, Teaching Methods, Games, Game Based Learning
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York, James; Poole, Frederick J.; deHaan, Jonathan W. – Foreign Language Annals, 2021
In this paper, we argue that current research on games in language education, predominantly framed as "digital game-based language learning" (DGBLL), is lacking details regarding the role of teachers, or more precisely, the verbalization of the pedagogical underpinnings, scaffolds, and techniques teachers use to successfully integrate…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Teaching Methods, Game Based Learning, Second Language Learning
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Banting, Nat; Williams, Chad – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2020
This article examines the mathematical activity of five-year-old Liam to explore the difference between the mathematics games designed for children and the children's games that emerge through playful activity. We propose that this distinction is a salient one for teachers observing mathematical play for evidence of mathematical sense making.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Educational Games, Teaching Methods, Play
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Darragh, Lisa – set: Research Information for Teachers, 2021
Maths games are fun and engaging, but what messages do these games send to the students in our classrooms? During mathematics lessons children learn more than just mathematics content; they also come to understand what it means to be a learner of mathematics. In this article I discuss the concept of "mathematics learner identity" and use…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Educational Games, Elementary School Mathematics, Teaching Methods
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