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Commercially Available Digital Game Technology in the Classroom: Improving Automaticity in Mental-Maths in Primary-Aged Students
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O'Rourke, John; Main, Susan; Hill, Susan M. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2017
In this paper we report on a study of the implementation of handheld game consoles (HGCs) in 10 Year four/five classrooms to develop student automaticity of mathematical calculations. The automaticity of mathematical calculations was compared for those students using the HGC and those being taught using traditional teaching methods. Over a school…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Games, Video Games
So the Kids Are Busy, What Now? Teacher Perceptions of the Use of Hand-Held Game Consoles in West Australian Primary Classrooms
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O'Rourke, John; Main, Susan; Ellis, Michelle – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
Games technology in the form of hand-held game consoles (HGCs) when focussed on specific academic skill development has the capacity to engage students in learning and in turn produce positive academic results. This current research explores teacher perceptions of the implementation of HGCs to enhance the development of mental maths skills (namely…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Handheld Devices, Educational Games
"It Doesn't Seem like Work, It Seems like Good Fun": Perceptions of Primary Students on the Use of Handheld Game Consoles in Mathematics Classes
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O'Rourke, John; Main, Susan; Ellis, Michelle – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2013
A Chinese proverb suggests "Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand." How to involve or engage today's learner is at the forefront of much educational research and was the impetus for the study reported herein. This study explored the perceptions of Year 4/5 students from nine separate schools…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Skills, Educational Research, Self Esteem