ERIC Number: EJ1394132
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1049-4820
EISSN: EISSN-1744-5191
A Mandatory Contribution-Based Collaborative Gaming Approach to Enhancing Students' Collaborative Learning Outcomes in Science Museums
Liang, Hsin-Yi; Hsu, Tien-Yu; Hwang, Gwo-Jen; Chang, Shao-Chen; Chu, Hui-Chun
Interactive Learning Environments, v31 n5 p2692-2706 2023
In the past decades, collaborative game-based learning has been used to facilitate students' learning in authentic learning contexts. Although several previous studies have reported the potential of this approach for students' learning performance and motivation, unequal participation could negatively influence the learning effectiveness of collaborative learning. To this end, this study developed a mandatory contribution-based collaborative gaming approach (MCCG) to enhance the competencies for conducting practical solutions related to environmental issues during a cross-field learning activity between a school and a museum. MCCG and a conventional collaborative gaming approach (CCG) were implemented to investigate the effects of individual contributions on collaborative learning. Both individual learning achievements and collaborative learning outcomes were assessed. The results showed that game-based collaboration supports can support competency-based education to enhance students' competencies, such as problem-solving and critical thinking competencies. Those students who learned with the mandatory contribution approach had better collaborative learning outcomes.
Descriptors: Museums, Science Education, Critical Thinking, Competency Based Education, Problem Solving, Cooperative Learning, Outcomes of Education, Game Based Learning, Learning Motivation, Environmental Education, Learning Activities, Junior High School Students, Task Analysis, Grade 8, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis, Summer Programs, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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