ERIC Number: ED602178
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Apr-28
Pages: 21
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"I Almost Wanted to Touch Them!" Curriculum-Embedded Game-Based Learning for Young Elementary History Education
Oltman, Julie; Hammond, Thomas C.
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (San Antonio, TX, Apr 27-May 1, 2017)
This mixed-methods study explored the use of an augmented reality, location-based, iPad game to enhance the learning experience of young elementary history students. Utilizing the ARIS platform and a design-based research approach, researchers and teachers built a customized game experience that was inserted into a school's traditional second grade curriculum. The researchers assessed students' flow rates, learning outcomes, and attitudes about gaming through observation, teacher and student interviews, class-debrief sessions, teacher-created assessments, and surveys. Findings indicate that high rates of flow occurred with most students, learning outcomes were positively influenced, and that serious game-based learning for social studies can be successfully implemented in early elementary grades. The researchers conclude with methodological and design recommendations for further game-based learning research within this age group.
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, History Instruction, Computer Simulation, Elementary School Students, Handheld Devices, Grade 2, Young Children, Metacognition, Student Attitudes, Educational Games, Learner Engagement, Private Schools, Urban Schools, Outcomes of Education, Recall (Psychology), Instructional Effectiveness, Place Based Education, Religious Cultural Groups, Social Studies
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 2; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
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