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ERIC Number: ED602178
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Apr-28
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-
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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.
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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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