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The Use of Rewards in Instructional Digital Games: An Application of Positive Reinforcement
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Malala, John; Major, Anthony; Maunez-Cuadra, Jose; McCauley-Bell, Pamela – Online Submission, 2007
The main argument being presented in this paper is that instructional designers and educational researchers need to shift their attention from performance to interest. Educational digital games have to aim at building lasting interest in real world applications. The main hypothesis advocated in this paper is that the use of rewards in educational…
Descriptors: Rewards, Positive Reinforcement, Operant Conditioning, Educational Games