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Direct linkLei, Hao; Chiu, Ming Ming; Wang, Danyi; Wang, Chenxin; Xie, Tongwei – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2022
This meta-analysis examines the effects of game-based learning (GBL), compared with traditional instructional methods, on the science achievement of students, ranging from primary school to university. Results from the 41 primary studies of 6256 participants showed heterogeneity among effect sizes. The random effects model results showed a…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Science Achievement, Meta Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Mao, Weijie; Cui, Yunhuo; Chiu, Ming M.; Lei, Hao – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2022
As past studies showed mixed results, this meta-analysis determined game-based learning's overall effect on students' critical thinking and tested for moderators, using 21 effect sizes from 20 empirical studies of 1,947 participants. The results showed that game-based learning had a significant positive overall effect on students' critical…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Critical Thinking, Effect Size, Role Playing
Lu, Zhuotao; Chiu, Ming M.; Cui, Yunhuo; Mao, Weijie; Lei, Hao – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2023
This meta-analysis determined game-based learning's (GBL) overall effect on students' computational thinking (CT) and tested for moderators, using 28 effect sizes from 24 studies of 2,134 participants. The random effects model results showed that GBL had a significant positive overall effect on students' CT (g = 0.677, 95% confidence interval…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Computation, Thinking Skills, Meta Analysis
