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Shilan Ahmadian; Lisbeth M. Brevik; Elisabet Öhrn – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: In Norway, games were introduced into the 2020 English curriculum; acknowledging games as language learning resources alongside other text-based material. However, little is known about the type of games selected by English teachers, reasons for doing so, or how games are actually used in teaching. This is particularly relevant in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Schools, Language Teachers, Vocational English (Second Language)
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Magana, Alejandra J.; Hwang, Jisoo; Feng, Shi; Rebello, Sanjay; Zu, Tianlong; Kao, Dominic – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2022
Background: Previous work has identified that the benefits of learning with videogames and learning from simulations. However, recent meta-analytic work has also identified that little research directly compares learning with videogames and learning with simulations. Objectives: This study examines two learning technologies and their corresponding…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Games, Video Games, Inquiry
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Tokac, Umit; Novak, Elena; Thompson, Christopher G. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2019
This meta-analysis investigated the effects of learning video games on mathematics achievement of PreK-12th-grade students compared with traditional classroom instructional methods. Results from the 24 collected studies showed heterogeneity among effect sizes, both in magnitude and direction. Using a random effects model, a small but marginally…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Teaching Methods
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Hsiao, H-S.; Chang, C-S.; Lin, C-Y.; Hu, P-M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2014
In this study, we developed a digital game-based learning (DGBL) system, called the ToES, to foster students' creativity. Fifty-one fifth-grade students from two classes in a public school in Taipei, Taiwan, were recruited and consented to participate. Both classes consisted of students with mixed abilities studying a foundation unit entitled…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Creativity, Elementary School Students, Science Instruction
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Klopfer, E.; Sheldon, J.; Perry, J.; Chen, V. H. -H. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2012
This paper provides a rationale for a class of mobile, casual, and educational games, which we call UbiqGames. The study is motivated by the desire to understand how students use educational games in light of additional distractions on their devices, and how game design can make those games appealing, educationally useful, and practical. In…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Educational Games, Learning Activities