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Lin, Lin; Zhang, Tao – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2011
This study investigated pre-service teachers' experience, motivation, passion, effort, and perspectives in playing exergames in the classroom using the self-determination theory as the main theoretical framework. One hundred forty preservice teachers participated in the study. A mixed method was used. Data included pre-survey and post-survey…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Motivation, Self Determination, Physical Activities
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Ray, Beverly; Coulter, Gail A. – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2010
This research examined the change in the perceptions of preservice teachers regarding the use of digital minigames to support middle school level social studies learning. The results of a Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test for matched pairs revealed that participants' (N = 18) perceptions were positively modified by participation in a series of digital…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Middle Schools, Elementary Education, Educational Games
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Bledsoe, Scott; Harmeyer, Dave – Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
This paper provides qualitative student-centered research from an online Research Methodology course taught partly within the immersive, 3-D environment of Second Life with fifty-eight graduate psychology students for the purpose of suggesting a constructivist-based instruction model for immersive environments. A qualitative method approach was…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Web Based Instruction, Computer Simulation, Student Attitudes