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The Online Ecology of Literacy and Language Practices of a Gamer
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Vazquez-Calvo, Boris – Educational Technology & Society, 2018
Previous studies have examined how to integrate video games in formal education settings across disciplines and from various perspectives. However, few have explored digital literacy practices prompted by gaming as a fan practice. Drawing on "New Literacy Studies" frame of analysis, this qualitative case study attempts to unearth the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Second Language Learning, English, Spanish
Becoming a Tutor: Student Scaffolding in a Game-Based Classroom
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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
Videogames: Multisensory Incentives Boosting Multiple Intelligences in Primary Education
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del Moral-Pérez, Mª Esther; Fernández-García, Laura Carlota; Guzmán-Duque, Alba Patricia – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2015
Introduction: Our research focused on studying the extent to which the planned, systematic use of educational videogames can result in the generation of learning contexts conducive to developing Multiple Intelligences (MIs) amongst schoolchildren. Methodology: A twofold methodological approach was adopted: a) qualitative: previous assessment and…
Descriptors: Video Games, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Multiple Intelligences
Integrating Adaptive Games in Student-Centered Virtual Learning Environments
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del Blanco, Angel; Torrente, Javier; Moreno-Ger, Pablo; Fernandez-Manjon, Baltasar – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2010
The increasing adoption of e-Learning technology is facing new challenges, such as how to produce student-centered systems that can be adapted to each student's needs. In this context, educational video games are proposed as an ideal medium to facilitate adaptation and tracking of students' performance for assessment purposes, but integrating the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Educational Games
Screen Media Time Usage of 12-16 Year-Old Spanish School Adolescents: Effects of Personal and Socioeconomic Factors, Season and Type of Day
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Devis-Devis, Jose; Peiro-Velert, Carmen; Beltran-Carrillo, Vicente J.; Tomas, Jose Manuel – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
This study examined screen media time usage (SMTU) and its association with personal and socioeconomic factors, as well as the effect of season and type of day, in a Spanish sample of 12-16 year-old school adolescents (N=323). The research design was a cross-sectional survey, in which an interviewer-administered recall questionnaire was used.…
Descriptors: State Schools, Research Design, Video Games, Structural Equation Models
Integration and Deployment of Educational Games in e-Learning Environments: The Learning Object Model Meets Educational Gaming
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Torrente, Javier; Moreno-Ger, Pablo; Martinez-Ortiz, Ivan; Fernandez-Manjon, Baltasar – Educational Technology & Society, 2009
Game-based learning is becoming popular in the academic discussion of Learning Technologies. However, even though the educational potential of games has been thoroughly discussed in the literature, the integration of the games into educational processes and how to efficiently deliver the games to the students are still open questions. This paper…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Games, Models, Barriers