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Ma, Jingsi; Zhang, Yi; Zhu, Zhifang; Zhao, Sunan; Wang, Qiyun – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2023
Computational thinking (CT) education has drawn increasing attention from educators and researchers. This study conducted a meta-analysis of 27 empirical studies to examine the effectiveness of game-based learning (GBL) for fostering students' CT. The effects of various factors on the learning process for acquiring CT were also examined. The…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Computation, Thinking Skills, Instructional Effectiveness
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Dikmen, Melih – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2021
Gamification helps to make learning fun and motivate students by attracting the attention of students. In the literature, it is seen that the studies conducted to determine the effect of gamification of learning on academic achievement have reached contradictory results. While some studies have found that gamification increases academic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Game Based Learning, Academic Achievement, Educational Games
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Rahimi, Seyedahmad; Shute, Valerie; Zhang, Qian – International Journal of Technology in Education and Science, 2021
Persistence is an important part of student success--both in and out of school. To enhance persistence, we first need to assess it accurately. Digital games can be used as vehicles for measuring and enhancing persistence. The purpose of this study is to test the effects of (a) game-level characteristics (i.e., game mechanics and conceptual…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Computer Games, Game Based Learning, Problem Solving
Rahimi, Seyedahmad; Shute, Valerie; Zhang, Qian – Grantee Submission, 2021
Persistence is an important part of student success--both in and out of school. To enhance persistence, we first need to assess it accurately. Digital games can be used as vehicles for measuring and enhancing persistence. The purpose of this study is to test the effects of (a) game-level characteristics (i.e., game mechanics and conceptual…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Computer Games, Game Based Learning, Problem Solving
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Bledsoe, Robert S.; Richardson, Deborah S. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2022
Reacting to the Past (Reacting) is an active-learning pedagogy utilizing elaborate historical roleplaying games. This study examined the effect of Reacting on student academic self-efficacy, perspective taking, engagement, and perceived learning, and considered whether these outcomes were impacted by the type of role a student assumed. Students…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Teaching Methods, Role Playing, Instructional Effectiveness
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Charrouf, Yousra; Taha Janan, Mourad – Education and Information Technologies, 2019
In this article, this research examines the use of a Serious Game at the end of an entrepreneurship course, following the experiential learning theory which states that learning could not take place if student are unable to experiment what they are learning in class. That is especially true in an entrepreneurship course where understanding how a…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Game Based Learning, Entrepreneurship, Educational Technology
Klute, Mary; Yanoski, David; Rhoads, Christopher; Norford, Jennifer; Joyce, Jeanette; Serdiouk, Marina – Grantee Submission, 2019
The purpose of this research study was to evaluate iPersonalize, a gamified instructional approach developed by Fullerton School District (FSD) in California to encourage student engagement and promote achievement. An instructional approach is considered gamified when it incorporates computer game elements to augment existing classroom,…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Learner Engagement
Klute, Mary; Yanoski, David; Rhoads, Christopher; Norford, Jennifer; Joyce, Jeanette; Serdiouk, Marina – Marzano Research, 2019
The purpose of this research study was to evaluate iPersonalize, a gamified instructional approach developed by Fullerton School District (FSD) in California to encourage student engagement and promote achievement. An instructional approach is considered gamified when it incorporates computer game elements to augment existing classroom,…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Learner Engagement
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Lynch, Collin F., Ed.; Merceron, Agathe, Ed.; Desmarais, Michel, Ed.; Nkambou, Roger, Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2019
The 12th iteration of the International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2019) is organized under the auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society in Montreal, Canada. The theme of this year's conference is EDM in Open-Ended Domains. As EDM has matured it has increasingly been applied to open-ended and ill-defined tasks…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Information Retrieval, Content Analysis