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Shilan Ahmadian; Lisbeth M. Brevik; Elisabet Öhrn – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: In Norway, games were introduced into the 2020 English curriculum; acknowledging games as language learning resources alongside other text-based material. However, little is known about the type of games selected by English teachers, reasons for doing so, or how games are actually used in teaching. This is particularly relevant in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Schools, Language Teachers, Vocational English (Second Language)
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Shilan Ahmadian; Lisbeth M. Brevik – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: The most recent Norwegian educational reform, in force from 2020, was the first to include games alongside more traditional language learning resources (e.g., novels, films, music) in the English curriculum for secondary school. This educational emphasis on games provided a unique opportunity to examine how games are actually used in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Instruction, Game Based Learning, Computer Games
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Tsay, Crystal Han-Huei; Kofinas, Alexander K.; Trivedi, Smita K.; Yang, Yang – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2020
Learners in the higher education context who engage with computer-based gamified learning systems often experience the novelty effect: a pattern of high activity during the gamified system's introduction followed by a drop in activity a few weeks later, once its novelty has worn off. We applied a two-tiered motivational, online gamified learning…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Computer Games, Game Based Learning
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Yang, Jie Chi; Chung, Ching-Jung; Chen, Mei-Shan – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2022
Background: Performance goal orientations are influential motivational factors for predicting learning performance. However, a lack of attention has been paid to investigating the effects of performance goal orientations on learning performance and in-game performance in the context of digital game-based learning. Objectives: This study…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Game Based Learning, Academic Achievement, Goal Orientation
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Magana, Alejandra J.; Hwang, Jisoo; Feng, Shi; Rebello, Sanjay; Zu, Tianlong; Kao, Dominic – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2022
Background: Previous work has identified that the benefits of learning with videogames and learning from simulations. However, recent meta-analytic work has also identified that little research directly compares learning with videogames and learning with simulations. Objectives: This study examines two learning technologies and their corresponding…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Games, Video Games, Inquiry
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Tsai, Chun-Yen; Lin, Huann-shyang; Liu, Shu-Chiu – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2020
The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of a pedagogical model of digital games on students' scientific competencies that are advocated by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). As a single game-based learning strategy may not be enough to enhance such competencies, the online game in the current study incorporated…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Instructional Effectiveness, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries
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Zhang, Lu; Shang, Junjie; Pelton, Tim; Pelton, Leslee Francis – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2020
With the advent of mobile technologies, well-designed fraction apps can be used to help children gain fraction knowledge, a challenging topic for both teachers and students. The present pilot study adopted a quasi-experimental design to investigate whether children can learn fraction concepts equally well if half of the lesson time (20 min) is…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Fractions, Computer Games, Educational Games
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Ronimus, Miia; Eklund, Kenneth; Westerholm, Jari; Ketonen, Ritva; Lyytinen, Heikki – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2020
We used a randomized controlled trial to investigate if a mobile game, GraphoLearn (GL), could effectively support the learning of first graders (N = 70), who have severe difficulties in reading and spelling. We studied the effects of two versions of the game: GL Reading, which focused on training letter-sound correspondence and word reading; and…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Computer Games, Educational Games, Handheld Devices