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Camila Aparecida Errerias Fernandes Cardinali; Yandara Akamine Martins; Rodrigo Pereira Prates; Emmanuel Veríssimo de Araújo; Felipe Jose Costa Viana; Maria Eleticia de Sousa; Eduardo da Cunha Bombardi; Marcus Vinicius Chrysostomo Baldo; Maria Tereza Nunes – Advances in Physiology Education, 2025
Games and analogies can significantly enrich the learning experience when integrated with traditional expository teaching methods. With this aim, we developed "The Mystery of the Cell Kingdom," an online game designed to enhance understanding of the physiology of thyroid hormones through a medieval analogy. In the game, students are…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Physiology, Metabolism, Educational Games
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Mads Paludan Goddiksen; Aurélien Allard; Anna Catharina Vieira Armond; Christine Clavien; Hillar Loor; Céline Schöpfer; Orsolya Varga; Mikkel Willum Johansen – International Journal for Educational Integrity, 2024
In this paper, we introduce "Integrity Games" (https://integgame.eu/)--a freely available, gamified online teaching tool on academic integrity. In addition, we present results from a randomized controlled experiment measuring the learning outcomes from playing "Integrity Games." "Integrity Games" engages students in…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Educational Technology, Integrity, Cheating
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Yasemin Kahyaoglu Erdogmus; Adile Askim Kurt – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
This study investigated pedagogical agent (with/without) and feedback (explanatory/confirmatory) types on achievement, flow experience, and cognitive load in a digital game-based learning environment. We developed a game about spreadsheets and prepared four versions of the game in the context of pedagogical agent and feedback types. Through the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Skill Development, Game Based Learning
Anna Boneberg – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Nurse educators are faced with many challenges while preparing students to safely enter clinical practice. Due to technological advances in the health care field and student demographic changes, educators have been looking for alternative methods to traditional lecture format to meet the needs of current learners. Using the framework of Adult…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Game Based Learning, Program Effectiveness, Undergraduate Students
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Balci, Sebiha; Secaur, Jonathan M.; Morris, Bradley J. – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
Gamification, or the intentional use of gaming elements in non-game contexts, has been touted as a promising tool to improve educational outcomes in online education, yet the evidence regarding why it might work and its effectiveness is inconclusive. One reason is that previous research has often included several gamification tools together,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Student Motivation, Game Based Learning
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Wendee White; Paul Gault; Jill Shimi; Kristi Herd; Gaye Manwaring – Discover Education, 2025
This study explores the effectiveness and design value of 'Resilience Education Supports Students in Life' (RESSIL), an adventure-based digital game for developing resilience capacities in undergraduate students at one UK University. RESSIL was designed in response to the increasing wellbeing needs of undergraduate students and in recognition of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Computer Games, Educational Games
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Craig Parkes; Michael A. Hemphill – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2025
Purpose: The study purpose was to investigate how preservice teachers' (PTs) socialization orientations influenced their interpretation and delivery of the teaching games for understanding (TGfU) model. Method: Participants were 14 undergraduate PTs enrolled in a games methods course in the Northeastern United States. Qualitative data were…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Physical Education, Athletics, Undergraduate Students
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Gironella, Fiona – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2023
This article explores the praxis of gamification pedagogy and post-secondary course design. The literature on gamified design theory and current research on its application as a pedagogy are explored. A student-centric, motivationally based gamification design model is proposed, operationalized, implemented, evaluated, and reiterated. The design…
Descriptors: Gamification, Game Based Learning, Student Centered Learning, Higher Education
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Terrell, Cassidy R.; Nickodem, Kyle; Bates, Alison; Kersten, Cassandra; Mernitz, Heather – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2021
Introductory biochemistry courses are often challenging for students because they require the integration of chemistry, biology, physics, math, and physiology knowledge and frameworks to understand and apply a large body of knowledge. This can be complicated by students' persistent misconceptions of fundamental concepts and lack of fluency with…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions
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Lee, Juhee – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
Grounded in game-based learning and problem-based learning, this study compared the effects of an augmented reality (AR) mobile game and a printed game on student engagement and attitudes toward foreign language learning. For this purpose, a narrative-driven, location-based AR mobile game was developed based on the analysis, design, development,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Undergraduate Students
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Parong, Jocelyn; Wells, Ashleigh; Mayer, Richard E. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Executive function is the set of cognitive skills needed for goal directed behavior and is a strong predictor of academic success (Best, 2014). The present study examines the effectiveness of a custom video game designed to train the executive function skill of shifting--being able to efficiently shift attention from 1 task to another. In…
Descriptors: Replication (Evaluation), Game Based Learning, Video Games, Executive Function
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Lees, Matthew; Wentzel, Michael T.; Clark, James H.; Hurst, Glenn A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
Green Tycoon is a free-of-charge game-based mobile application that embraces a systems thinking approach to introducing students to a biorefining process model within green chemistry. Players adopt the role of a manager in a chemical factory, synthesizing the fictional compound, Yorkanone. Through upgrading the system and engaging with the…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Game Based Learning, Science Instruction, Chemistry
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Bakri, Syah Runniza Ahmad; Liew, Chin Ying; Chen, Chee Khium; Tuh, Moi Hua; Ling, Siew Ching – Asian Journal of University Education, 2020
Sketching the graph of mathematical functions using derivatives is a challenging task for undergraduate students who enrol for the first level of calculus course. Before graph plotting, students are required to perform a thorough function analysis using the concepts learned in differentiation. They are then expected to solicit the results obtained…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Undergraduate Students
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Rychkova, Anastasia; Korotkikh, Alexey; Mironov, Andrey; Smolin, Artem; Maksimenko, Nadezhda; Kurushkin, Mikhail – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
Orbital Battleship, published in 2016 in this "Journal," is a hands-on competitive exercise which has been shown to be an efficient tool to reinforce the knowledge of the atomic structure. We decided to give it a more futuristic look and are presenting VR Orbital Battleship, a completely immersive collaborative experience which, in…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Educational Games
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Kaya, Erdogan; Newley, Anna; Yesilyurt, Ezgi; Deniz, Hasan – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2020
With the release of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), assessing K-12 science teachers' self-efficacy in Computational Thinking (CT) is an important research gap to study. Bandura defines self-efficacy as awareness of the individual's potential and capabilities to accomplish a goal. Teaching efficacy beliefs is a significant identifier…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Computation, Self Efficacy, Preservice Teachers
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