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Monjelat, Natalia; Méndez, Laura; Lacasa, Pilar – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2017
Student interaction in school contexts is a topic that has been researched from many different perspectives. However, the role of students as tutors scaffolding other peers is not normally addressed, since studies are usually focused on the teacher. Moreover, considering the many technologies that can support students' work nowadays, studies…
Descriptors: Tutors, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Video Games, Problem Solving
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Lacasa, Pilar; García-Pernía, María-Ruth; Núñez, Patricia – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2014
The main goal of this paper is to analyze adolescents' experiences when they play SimCity (EA, 2008), a commercial videogame, in an innovative learning environment designed around the concept of participatory culture. By using this video game in the classroom and machinima productions created in relation to the game, we sought to generate a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Technology, Video Games, Technology Uses in Education
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Thomas, Michael K.; Ge, Xun; Greene, Barbara A. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2011
This study used technology-rich ethnography (TRE) to examine the use of game development in a high school computer programming class for the development of 21st century skills. High school students created games for elementary school students while obtaining formative feedback from their younger clients. Our experience suggests that in the…
Descriptors: Video Games, Ethnography, Programming, Skill Development