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Download full textMegala Rajendran; Moniza Ray; Ajit Ilangovan; Vinoth Kumar Chokkalingam; Anand Binod Singh – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2024
Digital games are increasingly used in education to boost engagement and reduce stress. Digital game-based learning (DGBL) has improved the learning experience. However, further investigation is needed to determine the specific impact of commercially available, off-the-shelf (COTS) video games on English language skills. This study provides a…
Descriptors: Video Games, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Skills
Scolari, Carlos A.; Contreras-Espinosa, Ruth S. – Journal of Information Literacy, 2019
The main objective of this article is to analyse informal learning processes in the field of video games. As many teenagers are engaged in these kinds of practices, the big question is: How do teens learn to play video games? In most cases they do not learn to play video games at school or with their parents, and therefore it is necessary to map…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Learning Strategies, Informal Education, Experiential Learning
Direct linkPedersen, Scott J.; Cooley, Paul D.; Cruickshank, Vaughan J. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2017
Background: The advent of technology use in physical education is upon us. But the implications of using exergames as a substitute for traditional physical education instruction for some students raise questions. Although exergames have the potential to increase energy expenditure and motivation in some children, it is less clear whether they can…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Physical Education, Exercise, Program Effectiveness
Rowan, Leonie – Learning, Media and Technology, 2017
This paper explores teachers' beliefs about the ways in which the use of digital games in schooling contexts impacted upon students who they believed to be in some way at risk of educational or social alienation or failure. Drawing upon the theoretical resources provided by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, the paper explores opportunities…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, At Risk Students, Academic Achievement, Interpersonal Relationship
Beavis, Catherine; Rowan, Leonie; Dezuanni, Michael; McGillivray, Christie; O'Mara, Joanne; Prestridge, Sarah; Stieler-Hunt, Colleen; Thompson, Roberta; Zagami, Jason – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2014
Teachers' beliefs about what it is (or is not) possible to achieve with digital games in educational contexts will inevitably influence the decisions that they make about how, when, and for what specific purposes they will bring these games into their classrooms. They play a crucial role in both shaping and responding to the complex contextual…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Computer Games, Video Games, Mixed Methods Research
O'Rourke, John; Main, Susan; Ellis, Michelle – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
Games technology in the form of hand-held game consoles (HGCs) when focussed on specific academic skill development has the capacity to engage students in learning and in turn produce positive academic results. This current research explores teacher perceptions of the implementation of HGCs to enhance the development of mental maths skills (namely…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Handheld Devices, Educational Games
