ERIC Number: EJ1421591
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Publication Date: 2024-Jun
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Using Digital Games to Promote Equity in Career and Health Education: A Prototype of "Caduceus Quest"
Ellen McCammon; Jessica Law; Crystal Tyler; Mason Arrington; Patrick Jagoda; Melissa Gilliam
Urban Education, v59 n5 p1396-1427 2024
Black and Latinx adolescents in urban schools can derive numerous benefits from tailored career and health education. However, many factors may prevent schools and teachers from offering such programing. To address the need for career and health education, we prototyped Caduceus Quest, a theory-based, digital role-playing game designed to provide information on health and biomedical science careers and sexual health (specifically HIV) for Black and Latinx adolescents. Forty high-school-aged adolescents participated in small group sessions to playtest the prototype. Post-intervention, adolescents reported increased interest in health and biomedical science careers, as well as HIV knowledge and PrEP awareness.
Descriptors: Computer Games, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, High School Students, Adolescents, Role Playing, STEM Careers, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Career Education, Health Education, Vocational Interests, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Illinois (Chicago)
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