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Davis, Katie; Boss, Julian A.; Meas, Perry – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2018
Researchers, teachers, and the news media have touted Minecraft as an effective, engaging way to promote students' 21st century skills, including collaboration. However, little is known about what collaboration looks like in Minecraft, including what factors support and undermine high quality collaboration. The current exploratory study…
Descriptors: Video Games, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Middle School Students
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Stewart, Mary K.; Hagood, Danielle; Ching, Cynthia Carter – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2017
This article examines two communities of youth who play an online game that integrates physical activity into virtual game play. Participating youth from two research sites--an urban middle school and a suburban junior high school--wore FitBits that tracked their physical activity and then integrated their real-world energy into game-world…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Simulated Environment, Video Games, Urban Schools
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Lim, Taehyeong; Lee, Sungwoong; Ke, Fengfeng – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate future teachers' experiences and perceptions of using a virtual reality game for elementary math education. The virtual reality game was designed and developed to integrate a musical activity (beat-making) into the math learning of fractions. Five math education major students participated in this…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Simulated Environment, Educational Games