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Beserra, Vagner; Nussbaum, Miguel; Zeni, Ricardo; Rodriguez, Werner; Wurman, Gabriel – Educational Technology & Society, 2014
Studies show the positive effects that video games can have on student performance and attitude towards learning. In the past few years, strategies have been generated to optimize the use of technological resources with the aim of facilitating widespread adoption of technology in the classroom. Given its low acquisition and maintenance costs, the…
Descriptors: Video Games, Mathematics Instruction, Arithmetic, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Garcia, Lucy; Nussbaum, Miguel; Preiss, David D. – Computers & Education, 2011
The main purpose of this study was to assess whether seventh-grade students use of information and communication technology (ICT) was related to performance on working memory tasks. In addition, the study tested whether the relationship between ICT use and performance on working memory tasks interacted with seventh-grade students' socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Status, Educational Games, Interaction
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Margolis, Jesse L.; Nussbaum, Miguel; Rodriguez, Patricio; Rosas, Ricardo – Computers and Education, 2006
Many school systems, in both the developed and developing world, are implementing educational technology to assist in student learning. However, there is no clear consensus on how to evaluate these new technologies. This paper proposes a comprehensive methodology for estimating the value of a new educational technology in three steps: benefit…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 2, Video Games, Educational Technology
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Rosas, Ricardo; Nussbaum, Miguel; Cumsille, Patricio; Marianov, Vladimir; Correa, Monica; Flores, Patricia; Grau, Valeska; Lagos, Francisca; Lopez, Ximena; Lopez, Veronica; Rodriguez, Patricio; Salinas, Marcela – Computers & Education, 2003
Describes a study of economically disadvantaged first and second graders in Chile that evaluated the effects of the introduction of educational videogames into the classroom on mathematics and reading comprehension. Investigated effects on learning, motivation, and classroom dynamics; teachers' expectations of change; and technological transfer.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Games, Elementary Education