ERIC Number: EJ1293838
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-May
Pages: 18
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"Access to Technology Is the Major Challenge": Teacher Perspectives on Barriers to DGBL in K-12 Classrooms
Hébert, Cristyne; Jenson, Jennifer; Terzopoulos, Tatyana
E-Learning and Digital Media, v18 n3 p307-324 May 2021
In this article, we report on a study of 32 teachers and their implementation of a digital game designed to support the human and physical geography curriculum in grades 7 and 8 in the province of Ontario, Canada. The purpose of the paper is to analyze and robustly represent the experiences of teachers who participated in the study, most of whom had never before constructed an integrated learning experience utilizing a digital game with one of their classes. By centering teacher voices, which often do not appear in research on digital game-based learning (DGBL), we hope to provide insight into some of the real challenges of incorporating digital games into classrooms.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Computers, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Grade 7, Grade 8, Educational Games, Video Games, Computer Games, Teaching Methods, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Geography Instruction, Barriers, Faculty Development, Technological Literacy, Internet
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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