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Connecting the Dots: Understanding the Interrelated Impacts of Type, Quality and Children's Awareness of Design Features and the Mathematics Content Learning Goals in Digital Math Games and Related Learning Outcomes
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Bullock, Emma P.; Roxburgh, Allison L.; Moyer-Packenham, Patricia S.; Bektas, Elif; Webster, Joseph S.; Bullock, Kathleen A. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2021
This study focused on an examination of how type, quality and children's awareness of design features in digital math games, along with an awareness of the mathematics goals of the game, were related to learning outcomes. We conducted a parallel conversion mixed methods study with 45 students in Grades 3 and 4 (ages 9-10). Students participated in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Game Based Learning, Video Games, Outcomes of Education
A Mobile Game-Based App to Facilitate Learners' Motivation and Achievement in Learning Chinese Reading Activities: An Individual Differences Perspective
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Yang, Jie Chi; Kuo, Wen-Chi – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2022
Background: Digital game-based learning (DGBL) has been shown to be an effective strategy for promoting learning motivation. However, a lack of attention has been paid to investigating the effects of individual differences on elementary students' reading motivation and in-gaming achievements in DGBL. Objectives: This study developed an educational…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Elementary School Students
Is Contextual Animation Needed in Multimedia Learning Games for Children? An Eye Tracker Study
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Javora, Ondrej; Hannemann, Tereza; Volná, Kristina; Dechterenko, Filip; Tetourová, Tereza; Stárková, Tereza; Brom, Cyril – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2021
The present study investigates affective-motivational, attention, and learning effects of unexplored emotional design manipulation: "Contextual animation" (animation of contextual elements) in multimedia learning game (MLGs) for children. Participants (N = 134; M[subscript age] = 9.25; Grades 3 and 4) learned either from an experimental…
Descriptors: Animation, Context Effect, Multimedia Materials, Instructional Materials
An Exploration of Gendered Differences in Cognitive, Motivational and Emotional Aspects of Game-Based Math Learning
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Lu Zhang; Yue Lei; Tim Pelton; Leslee Francis Pelton; Junjie Shang – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: Digital game-based learning (DGBL) has the potential to provide a gender inclusive learning environment for children. Objective: The present study aimed to explore gendered differences among primary school learners in grades three, four, and five within the context of game-based fraction learning from cognitive, motivational and…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Game Based Learning, Mathematics Education, Electronic Learning