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Bittick, Sarah Joy; Chung, Gregory K. W. K. – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2011
The use of a narrative in educational contexts has been found to increase learners' experience of flow or absorption in a task. This increased experience of flow can in turn result in increased retention and learning outcomes. However, narrative can also be polarizing particularly in the male-dominated realm of video game play due to gender…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Females, Student Experience, Gender Differences
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Stein, Judith A.; And Others – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1992
Using data for 192 males and 462 females (432 whites, 97 African Americans 64 Hispanic Americans, and 61 Asian Americans) in Los Angeles County (California), this study confirmed that during adolescence, agency-related orientation predicts heightened self-esteem for males and communal orientation predicts heightened self-esteem for females at…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Asian Americans, Blacks