ERIC Number: ED579295
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Publication Date: 2017-Dec
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Gamifying Outdoor Social Inquiry Learning with Context-Aware Technology
Jong, Morris Siu-Yung; Chan, Tom; Tam, Vincent; Hue, Ming-Tak
International Association for Development of the Information Society, Paper presented at the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Educational Technologies (5th, Sydney, Australia, Dec 11-13, 2017)
Gamification is a strategy of using game mechanics and experience design to digitally engage people to achieve intended goals in non-game contexts. There has been increasing discussion among educators and researchers about harnessing the idea of gamification to enhance current learning and teaching practices in school education. This paper presents our initiative to gamify outdoor social inquiry learning with context-aware technology, as well as briefly reporting its pedagogic effectiveness measured in a quasi-experimental study. [The work described in this paper was substantially supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong Special Administration Region, China (Project No.: 14616815). For the complete proceedings, see ED579282.]
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Games, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Inquiry, Outdoor Education, Quasiexperimental Design, Social Influences, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Geographic Information Systems, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Data Collection, Program Effectiveness
International Association for the Development of the Information Society. e-mail: secretariat@iadis.org; Web site: http://www.iadisportal.org
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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