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Rojas, Matias; Sáez, Cristian; Baier, Jorge; Nussbaum, Miguel; Guerrero, Orlando; Rodríguez, María Fernanda – International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2023
Collaborative Problem-Solving Skills (CPS) have become increasingly important. Research into the development of CPS is still scarce, but there are several approaches that may be useful for its development. Specifically, providing feedback in collaborative contexts is key. In this paper, we study and develop a feedback system that uses Automated…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Cooperation, Problem Solving, Video Games
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Beserra, Vagner; Nussbaum, Miguel; Grass, Antonio – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
When using educational video games, particularly drill-and-practice video games, there are several ways of providing an answer to a quiz. The majority of paper-based options can be classified as being either multiple-choice or constructed-response. Therefore, in the process of creating an educational drill-and-practice video game, one fundamental…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Drills (Practice), Educational Games, Video Games
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Beserra, Vagner; Nussbaum, Miguel; Oteo, Macarena – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2019
When performing a task in the classroom, it is essential to place the focus on learning. In the classroom, it is possible to distinguish between time spent by students on-task and off-task. The former is the time in which the student is focused on the learning task; the latter is the remaining time in which they focus on other activities.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Primary Education, Grade 2
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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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Echeverria, Alejandro; Garcia-Campo, Cristian; Nussbaum, Miguel; Gil, Francisca; Villalta, Marco; Amestica, Matias; Echeverria, Sebastian – Computers & Education, 2011
The progress registered in the use of video games as educational tools has not yet been successfully transferred to the classroom. In an attempt to close this gap, a framework was developed that assists in the design and classroom integration of educational games. The framework addresses both the educational dimension and the ludic dimension. The…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Pretests Posttests, Cooperative Learning, Science Instruction
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Infante, Cristian; Weitz, Juan; Reyes, Tomas; Nussbaum, Miguel; Gomez, Florencia; Radovic, Darinka – Interactive Learning Environments, 2010
Role Game is a co-located CSCL video game played by three students sitting at one machine sharing a single screen, each with their own input device. Inspired by video console games, Role Game enables students to learn by doing, acquiring social abilities and mastering subject matter in a context of co-located collaboration. After describing the…
Descriptors: Creativity, Video Games, Computer Peripherals, Kindergarten
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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