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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
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Rochester Castle MMORPG: Instructional Gaming and Collaborative Learning at a Western Australian School
Lee, Mark J. W.; Eustace, Ken; Fellows, Geoff; Bytheway, Allan; Irving, Leah
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, v21 n4 p446-469 2005
This paper reports on the first stage of a project to develop and test the use of massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPGs) for promoting computer supported collaborative learning through instructional gaming in the high school classroom. Teachers and students of English and Science at Swan View Senior High School, Western Australia were involved in a pilot study as "proof of concept", in which they participated in both game design and game play within a MOO based collaborative virtual environment with a medieval castle theme. (Contains 5 tables and 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Video Games, Role Playing, Foreign Countries, Educational Games, Cooperative Learning, High School Students, English Instruction, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Computer Uses in Education, Student Motivation
Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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