Investigating the Impact of Video Games on High School Students' Engagement and Learning about Genetics

Autor/inn/en	Annetta, Leonard A.; Minogue, James; Holmes, Shawn Y.; Cheng, Meng-Tzu
Titel	Investigating the Impact of Video Games on High School Students' Engagement and Learning about Genetics
Quelle	In: Computers & Education, 53 (2009) 1, S.74-85 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1315
DOI	10.1016/j.compedu.2008.12.020
Schlagwörter	Video Games; Genetics; Program Effectiveness; High School Students; Learner Engagement; Educational Games; Quasiexperimental Design; Teacher Developed Materials; Instructional Effectiveness; Science Instruction; Educational Technology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Video game; Videospiel; Videospiele; Humangenetik; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Educational game; Lernspiel; Unterrichtserfolg; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Unterrichtsmedien
Abstract	The popularity of video games has transcended entertainment crossing into the world of education. While the literature base on educational gaming is growing, there is still a lack of systematic study of this emerging technology's efficacy. This quasi-experimental study evaluated a teacher created video game on genetics in terms of its affective and cognitive impact on student users. While statistical results indicated no differences (p greater than 0.05) in student learning as measured by our instrument, there were significant differences (p less than 0.05) found in the participants' level of engagement while interfacing with the video game. Implications on this emerging line of inquiry are discussed. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10