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Satwicz, Tom; Stevens, Reed – International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning, 2008
This paper describes the use of quantities in video games by young people as part of a broader effort to understand thinking and learning across naturally occurring contexts of activity. Our approach to investigating the use of quantities in game play is ethnographic; we have followed eight children over a six-month period as they play their own…
Descriptors: Play, Video Games, Children, Interviews
Groff, Jennifer; Haas, Jason – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2008
When it comes to technologies like digital games, simulations, and social networking, teachers and students may find themselves at cross purposes. Often, students find that these technologies, so prevalent in their lives outside of school, are unwelcome in their classrooms. Many teachers can tell stories about the disruptive influence of video…
Descriptors: Video Games, Social Networks, Internet, Computer Uses in Education
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Scharrer, Erica; Leone, Ron – Human Communication Research, 2008
A sample of 118 U.S. 6th and 7th graders was used to examine early adolescents' views of whether video games negatively influence themselves, others of the same age, and younger others. Six specific games ranging in rating from E for Everyone to M for Mature were listed for the early adolescents to respond to, with questions asked about both…
Descriptors: Video Games, Social Cognition, Adolescents, Grade 7
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Pirius, Landon K.; Creel, Gill – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2010
In an online class, it's not unusual to never see a teacher or classmates face-to-face. It's not unusual to interact with an instructor and classmates through discussion boards or e-mail and to get information through online documents and presentations rather than live lectures. In the spring of 2009 students in the online class "Warcraft:…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Asynchronous Communication, Course Content, Video Games
Lewis, Melissa L. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Two theories guide two very different ideas about learning. Social cognitive theory (Bandura, 1977, 1989) places the greater emphasis on observational learning, or learning by watching a model produce a behavior before doing it oneself. Other researchers purport that experiential learning, or learning by doing, results in stronger learning (Kolb,…
Descriptors: Video Games, Self Efficacy, Observational Learning, Identification
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Takeuchi, Ken; Murakami, Manabu; Kato, Atsushi; Akiyama, Ryuichi; Honda, Hirotaka; Nozawa, Hajime; Sato, Ki-ichiro – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2009
The Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology at Tokyo University of Science developed a two-campus system to produce well-trained engineers possessing both technical and humanistic traits. In their first year of study, students reside in dormitories in the natural setting of the Oshamambe campus located in Hokkaido, Japan. The education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Small Group Instruction, Science Instruction
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Olson, Cheryl K.; Kutner, Lawrence A.; Baer, Lee; Beresin, Eugene V.; Warner, Dorothy E.; Nicholi, Armand M., II – Applied Developmental Science, 2009
This research examined the potential relationship between adolescent problem behaviors and amount of time spent with violent electronic games. Survey data were collected from 1,254 7th and 8th grade students in two states. A "dose" of exposure to Mature-rated games was calculated using Entertainment Software Rating Board ratings of…
Descriptors: Video Games, Early Adolescents, Multiple Regression Analysis, Grade 8
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Devis-Devis, Jose; Peiro-Velert, Carmen; Beltran-Carrillo, Vicente J.; Tomas, Jose Manuel – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
This study examined screen media time usage (SMTU) and its association with personal and socioeconomic factors, as well as the effect of season and type of day, in a Spanish sample of 12-16 year-old school adolescents (N=323). The research design was a cross-sectional survey, in which an interviewer-administered recall questionnaire was used.…
Descriptors: State Schools, Research Design, Video Games, Structural Equation Models
Squire, Kurt D. – Educational Technology, 2007
Computer and video games have recently attracted significant attention from educators as a medium for learning. Clark's (2007) critique of the "Serious Games" movement provides a set of useful guidelines for moving that particular industry forward. This article argues for another way of framing the emerging field, as "Games, Learning, and…
Descriptors: Video Games, Educational Practices, Computer Simulation, Computers
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Roberts, Donald F.; Foehr, Ulla G. – Future of Children, 2008
American youth are awash in media. They have television sets in their bedrooms, personal computers in their family rooms, and digital music players and cell phones in their backpacks. They spend more time with media than any single activity other than sleeping, with the average American eight- to eighteen-year-old reporting more than six hours of…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Music, Video Games
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Hamalainen, Raija – Computers & Education, 2008
Especially in vocational education, attention should be paid not only to the use of new technological solutions but also to collaborative learning and cooperative working methods in order to develop students' skills for their future jobs. This study involves a design experiment including the design process of a new game environment, description of…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Technology Integration, Cooperative Learning, Skill Development
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Simpson, Elizabeth; Clem, Frances A. – Middle School Journal (J1), 2008
During the fall 2005 semester, an eighth grade teacher in a Laramie, Wyoming, middle school made an urgent plea for more progressive tools for a beginning computers course. Janet Johnson, a veteran teacher returning to the classroom after a hiatus of 10 years, was frustrated with the apparent lack of motivation and engagement by the students. She…
Descriptors: Video Games, Pilot Projects, School Districts, Grade 8
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Imholz, Susan – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2008
Clinical research in expressive therapies, psychodrama in particular, offer education researchers and software designers descriptive analyses and evidence-based impact studies on attitudinal shifts and enhanced problem solving abilities for patients and students who participate in psychodrama role-play. Gaming environments and virtual worlds that…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Change Agents, Patients
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Dodge, Tyler; Barab, Sasha; Stuckey, Bronwyn; Warren, Scott; Heiselt, Conan; Stein, Richard – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2008
This research began with the premise that video game play, especially as it relates to participation in persistent virtual worlds, provides fictional spaces where players engage in cognitive and communicative practices that can be personally transformative in prosocial ways. Players' experiences with these worlds are as much defined by the…
Descriptors: Video Games, Play, Ethnography, Children
Foster, Jacquelyn Michelle – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Schools in the United States are trying to achieve adequate yearly progress (AYP). Due to federal legislation changes in recent years that require schools to make AYP, there have been many discussions regarding how to achieve this when all subgroups are expected to perform at the same level. According to the literature, special education students…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Student Motivation
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