Enjoy and learn with educational games: Examining factors affecting learning performance |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Software Engineering, Atilim University, Ankara, 06836, Turkey;2. Department of Computer Engineering, Atilim University, Ankara, 06836, Turkey;3. Computer Technology and Information Systems, Bilkent University, Ankara, 06800, Turkey;1. Professor, Department of Educational Technology, Boise State University, USA;2. Doctoral Candidate, Department of Educational Technology, Boise State University, USA;1. INESC TEC, Portugal;2. Department of Informatics – Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal |
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Abstract: | Educational games have enhanced the value of instruction procedures in institutions and business organizations. Factors that increase students' adoption of learning games have been widely studied in past; however, the effect of these factors on learners' performance is yet to be explored. In this study, factors of Enjoyment, Happiness, and Intention to Use were chosen as important attitudes in learning educational games and increasing learning performance. A two-step between group experiment was conducted: the first study compared game-based learning and traditional instruction in order to verify the value of the game. 41 Gymnasium (middle school) students were involved, and the control and experimental groups were formed based on a pretest method. The second study, involving 46 Gymnasium students, empirically evaluates whether and how certain attitudinal factors affect learners' performance. The results of the two-part experiment showed that a) the game demonstrated good performance (as compared to traditional instruction) concerning the gain of knowledge, b) learners' enjoyment of the game has a significant relation with their performance, and c) learners' intention to use and happiness with the game do not have any relation with their performance. Our results suggest that there are attitudinal factors affecting knowledge acquisition gained by a game. |
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Keywords: | Media in education Secondary education Learning communities Evaluation of CAL systems |
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