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Lilla Bónus; Erzsébet Antal; Erzsébet Korom – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2024
This research focuses on "BioScientist," a digital game-based, inquiry-based learning program embedded in the biology curriculum that develops inquiry skills in 8th-grade students. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate a combination of elements of digital game-based learning (DGBL) with inquiry-based learning (IBL) through…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Game Based Learning, Video Games, Inquiry
John L. Nietfeld; Kristin F. Hoffmann – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: Goal setting has been established in the literature as a critical component of self-regulated learning and for effective problem-solving. Yet, surprisingly little attention has been focused on goal-directed behaviour in digital game-based learning environments (GBLEs) despite their expanding use in educational contexts. Objectives: The…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Educational Environment, Goal Orientation, Electronic Learning
Kazu, Ibrahim Yasar; Kuvvetli, Murat – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
This research aimed to explore the views of 8th grade students on digital game-based English language learning as a foreign language (EFL). A total of 69 students between the ages of 12 and 14 participated in the study. Students' vocabulary acquisition skills were tested using a web 2.0 application called "Quizziz." The study utilized a…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Video Games, Game Based Learning
Roure, Cédric; Pasco, Denis – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2023
Purpose: The context personalization approach refers to matching educational content with characters, objects, and themes of students' out-of-school interests. Considering the positive effects of individual interest on the regulation of student-incontext experiences, this study used the context personalization approach to match physical education…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Student Interests, Self Esteem, Competence
Espinoza, Cecilia; Orvis, Kathryn S.; Brophy, Sean P. – Journal of Biological Education, 2022
This research investigates students' learning about the electron transport chain (ETC) process in photosynthesis by watching a video followed by playing a serious board game--"Electron Chute"--that models ETC. The learning objectives targeted enriching a mental model that students could use to explain the causal relationship of the ETC…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Educational Games, Video Games, Scientific Concepts
Amy Rose Morgan – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Digital game-based learning (DGBL) has unique factors that can engage students in the learning process. It has been shown that incorporating DGBL into mathematics can help bridge the learning gap, differentiate instruction, and engage students (Yang et al., 2018; Hulse et al., 2019; Chen et al., 2012; Naik, 2017). This study examined how students'…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Academic Achievement, Learner Engagement, Student Motivation
Kumar, G. Praveen; Vasimalairaja, M. – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2022
This study examined post-test performance and retention performance of students in mathematics when learned and problem-solving ability through educational video games and traditional lecture method. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design. The sample was drawn from Alagappa Model Higher Secondary School in Karaikudi at Sivagangai district…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Video Games, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement
Nkadimeng, Mahlatse; Ankiewicz, Piet – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2022
Video games are a medium most students are familiar with; thus, they can be used as educational tools to meet the needs of twenty-first-century students. Given the popularity of video games with teenagers, they can be incorporated as educational tools in the science classroom. However, the affordances of using Minecraft Education (Minecraft…
Descriptors: Video Games, Game Based Learning, Junior High School Students, Science Instruction
Birinci, Yakup Zühtü; Korkmaz, Nimet Hasil; Deniz, Murat; Pancar, Serkan; Çetinoglu, Gökhan; Topçu, Hüseyin – Journal of Educational Issues, 2021
Growing studies show that exergames (EG) which can combine physical activity (PA) and games is an effective educational tool in physical education (PE). The purpose of this research was to evaluate the effect of dance-based EG on the attitude of 8th grade female students towards PE. The research group consists of 15 female students who are…
Descriptors: Exercise, Physical Activities, Physical Education, Teaching Methods
Almagul, Mukhamedkhanova; Aiman, Berikkhanova; Galiyapanu, Rezuanova; Kulzhanat, Bulatbaeva; Nagimash, Toibazarova; Ainur, Arkhymatayeva – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2023
In this study, the relationship between gaming, social media and internet addiction, which are within the scope of technology addiction, and school achievement and study behavior was examined. The sample of the study consisted of 240 students studying in grades 5-8 of 4 schools in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The study was designed in the comparative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Use, Addictive Behavior, Social Media
Mehmet Oktay Kablan; Mehmet Imamoglu – Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health, 2024
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of gender, the number of siblings, and grade level on digital game playing motivation and addiction levels in secondary school students and to reveal the relationship between digital game motivation and addiction. A total of 394 students, 168 boys and 226 girls, participated in the study…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Eating Habits, Secondary School Students, Grade 5
Perasso, Giulia; Carone, Nicola; Barone, Lavinia – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2021
The present study investigated the antecedents of cyberbullying victimization and addressed the commonalities and differences between visual and written forms of cyberbullying victimization among 3172 Italian adolescents (51.6% male, M[subscript age] = 13.74 years, SD = 1.70) who participated in the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC,…
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Foreign Countries, Adolescents
Shute, Valerie J.; Rahimi, Seyedahmad – Grantee Submission, 2021
Creativity has been of research interest to psychologists dating back many decades, and is currently recognized as one of the essential skills needed to succeed in our complex, interconnected world. One medium that has affordances to assess and support creativity in young people is video games. In this paper, we briefly discuss the literature on…
Descriptors: Creativity, Creativity Tests, Physics, Educational Games
Liu, Helen – Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2020
This study investigated adolescents' perception and attitudes towards gender representation in video game covers, and the degree to which these depictions may influence their notions on gender and identification. Seventeen participants ranging from ages 12 and 13 participated in semi-structured interviews to explore this topic. This study's…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Gender Differences, Gender Issues, Video Games
Ekinci, Nurullah Emir; Yalcin, Ilimdar; Ayhan, Cihan – World Journal of Education, 2019
The aim of this study was to examine the loneliness levels of students at the middle school level and their digital game addictions in terms of various variables. The study group consisted of 404 volunteer students in 5th-8th grade in Kutahya, Turkey. As data collection tools, "Digital Game Addiction Scale", developed by Lemmens et al.…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Middle School Students, Foreign Countries, Computer Games