ERIC Number: EJ1414767
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1049-4820
EISSN: EISSN-1744-5191
"ML-Quest": A Game for Introducing Machine Learning Concepts to K-12 Students
Shruti Priya; Shubhankar Bhadra; Sridhar Chimalakonda; Akhila Sri Manasa Venigalla
Interactive Learning Environments, v32 n1 p229-244 2024
Owing to the predominant role of Machine Learning(ML) across domains, it is being introduced at multiple levels of education, including K-12. Researchers have leveraged games, augmented reality and other ways to make learning ML concepts interesting. However, most of the existing games to teach ML concepts either focus on use-cases and applications of ML instead of core concepts or directly introduce ML terminologies, which might be overwhelming to school students. Hence, in this paper, we propose "ML-Quest," a game to incrementally present a conceptual overview of three ML concepts: "Supervised Learning," "Gradient Descent" and "K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) Classification." The game has been evaluated through a controlled experiment, for its usefulness and player experience using the TAM model, with 41 higher-secondary school students. Results show that students in the experimental group perform better in the test than students in the control group, with 5% of students in the experimental group scoring full marks. However, none of the students in the control group could score full marks. The survey results indicate that around 77% of the participants who played the game either agree or strongly agree that ML-Quest has made their learning interactive and is helpful in introducing them to ML concepts.
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Secondary School Students, Video Games, Visual Aids, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Computers, Testing, Video Technology, Electronic Learning, Experiential Learning, Computer Science Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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