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Chase, Catherine C.; Malkiewich, Laura J.; Lee, Alison; Slater, Stefan; Choi, Ahram; Xing, Chenmu – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
It is difficult to motivate learners to seek out and persist at challenging learning tasks where failure is likely. However, in game environments, people seem highly motivated to engage with challenges and respond productively to failure. Many typical game features purportedly enhance intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy, which should improve…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Educational Games, Learning Processes, Programming

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