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Kari Johnson Cook – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Gamification and game-based learning have been used in the educational setting as an active learning strategy to increase student engagement. This study investigated the extent of the effect of gamification and game-based learning on student engagement of online Allied Health students in the Cultural and Ethical Influences course at Northwestern…
Descriptors: College Students, Gamification, Learner Engagement, Student Attitudes
Jennifer M. Varrichio – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to gather expert instructional designers' descriptions of their decision-making processes and procedures while designing and developing formative game-based activities for online courses in workplace environments. The question addressed by the study is "How do instructional designers describe their…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Electronic Learning, Workplace Learning, Instructional Design
David Bar-El – ProQuest LLC, 2022
We are witnessing an excitement about digital games and related immersive media as these become ever more prevalent in the world. Governments, private companies, and research institutes are investing in these technologies in hopes of transforming education. However, while scholarship on digital game-based learning has been steadily growing over…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Teaching Methods, Electronic Learning, Game Based Learning
Increasing Math Knowledge in 3rd Grade: Evaluating Student Use & Teacher Perceptions of Imagine Math
Paoze Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Students across the nation struggle with learning mathematics for a variety of reasons such as the abstract nature, there is only one correct answer and how math is foundational. With the recent increase in the use of digital programs, school districts across the nation have turned to digital math programs for math intervention and learning.…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Mathematics, Elementary School Mathematics, Game Based Learning
Sherry Yi – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Interest development is a topic that has fascinated and puzzled educators since the 20th century. Despite decades of research and important advances in the field, questions remain about interest and its relationship to learning. In particular, given the pervasiveness of technology in our daily lives, it is essential to understand how interest…
Descriptors: Video Games, Intervention, Educational Games, STEM Education
Lance P. Rhodes – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this quantitative, quasi-experimental study was to assess differences between US K-12 teachers who participated in digital game-based learning (DGBL) and those who participated in digital learning (DL), in terms of pre-/posttest gains in computational thinking (CT) and pre-/posttest changes in perceived usefulness (PU) and perceived…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Educational Games, Mental Computation, Thinking Skills
Frederick J. Poole – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of this multiple-paper dissertation is to design a digital game and stealth assessments within the game to assess young second language learners' Chinese reading proficiency. In Chapter 2 (Paper 1), I describe the game designed for this dissertation and how it was implemented in a dual language immersion classroom. This study found…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Immersion Programs, Reading Comprehension, Student Evaluation
Macey Cartwright – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Math proficiency rates are strikingly low for children from high poverty communities. Therefore, it is urgent to find solutions that help them develop basic math skills. Given theoretical considerations about math learning, a potentially promising option is to target children's cognitive engagement. In this study, I investigate a program that was…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Achievement, Low Achievement
Natalie Sarah Evans – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The current study examined the impact of experiencing either a guided play or direct instruction learning environment on causal learning, curiosity, and divergent thinking. Forty-three children (age 4- to 6-years) participated in an online experiment in which they completed a causal learning task in either guided play or direct instruction…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Elementary School Students, Play, Game Based Learning
Moreno, Ivan D. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
A quantitative research study was conducted to understand the extent to which gamification (i.e., game elements and mechanics) impact adult learners' satisfaction (in terms of app usability), perception, motivation and knowledge when they interact with a gamified mobile app on Spanish-as-a-foreign language learning. An online experimental study…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Second Language Learning, Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices
Adam Beatty – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The research underlying this dissertation consisted of a mixed-methods approach seeking to observe any changes in an adult learner's leadership behavior scores after participating in an online collaborative leadership exercise in the game Minecraft. After measuring the quantitative differences, it was discovered that participation in the online…
Descriptors: Adults, Adult Education, Adult Students, Leadership
Santos, Brian James – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This study investigated the relationship between adult learner attitudes toward technology and learning style. A sample of community college Spanish students in a Midwestern city in the United States was surveyed to determine (a) an attitude score toward Spanish e-instruction based on the Lukow ATUTS (Attitudes toward Using Technology Survey) and…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Cognitive Style, Electronic Learning, Second Language Instruction