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Tongxi Liu – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2024
To date, extensive work has been devoted to incorporating computational thinking in K-12 education. Recognizing students' computational thinking stages in game-based learning environments is essential to capture unproductive learning and provide appropriate scaffolding. However, few reliable and valid computational thinking measures have been…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Game Based Learning, Puzzles, Problem Solving
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Yuanyuan Hu; Pieter Wouters; Marieke van der Schaaf; Liesbeth Kester – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2025
Learning with games requires two types of information, namely domain-specific information and game-specific information. Presenting these two types of information together with gameplay may pose a heavy demand on cognitive resources. This study investigates how timing of information presentation affects cognition (ie, mental effort and…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Secondary School Students, Chemistry, Schemata (Cognition)
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Liang, Hsin-Yi; Hsu, Tien-Yu; Hwang, Gwo-Jen – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
Active inquiry plays a key role in science education. To facilitate children's motivation, alternate reality games are applied to engage children actively in inquiry in authentic learning contexts. However, the complexity of real-world contexts and the ambiguity of game puzzles increase the difficulty for children to conduct effective inquiries.…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Education, Game Based Learning, Educational Games
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Qiao, Shen; Yeung, Susanna Siu-sze; Shen, Xiaoai; Chu, Samuel Kai Wah – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2022
Purpose: Morphological awareness (MA), the ability to reflect on and manipulate the smallest language units within a word, has been identified as an essential metalinguistic awareness to predict literacy development. In this study, we examine whether an online gamified English MA programme is more effective than physical face-to-face instruction…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Metalinguistics, Literacy, Prediction