The effects of type of interactivity in experiential game-based learning

Ming-Puu Chen; Li Chun Wang

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-03364-3_33

The effects of type of interactivity in experiential game-based learning

Ming-Puu Chen, Li Chun Wang

Graduate Institute of Information and Computer Education

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of type of interactivity, prior knowledge and gender on learners' performance in learning computer programming skills through an experiential game-based learning activity. One hundred and forty six junior high school students participated in the experimental activity. Participants' levels of prior-knowledge (high vs. low) were identified according to previous computer course performance. The interactions of type-of-interactivity-prior-knowledge and type-of-interactivity- gender were significant on participants' performance. The analysis revealed that (a) for the gender effect, the male group outperformed the female group while receiving the challenge-interactivity game-play activity, but while receiving the mixed-interactivity game-play activity, the male group and the female group performed equally; (b) similarly, for the prior-knowledge effect, the high prior-knowledge group outperformed the low prior-knowledge group while receiving the challenge-interactivity game-play activity, but while receiving the mixed-interactivity game-play activity, the high prior-knowledge group and the low prior-knowledge group performed equally. The mixed-interactivity game-play was found to compensate for females' gender disadvantage and insufficient prior-knowledge.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Learning by Playing
Subtitle of host publication	Game-based Education System Design and Development - 4th International Conference on E-Learning and Games, Edutainment 2009, Proceedings
Pages	273-282
Number of pages	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03364-3_33
Publication status	Published - 2009 Sep 14
Event	4th International Conference on E-Learning and Games, Edutainment 2009 - Banff, AB, Canada Duration: 2009 Aug 9 → 2009 Aug 11

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	5670 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Other

Other	4th International Conference on E-Learning and Games, Edutainment 2009
Country	Canada
City	Banff, AB
Period	09/8/9 → 09/8/11

Keywords

E-learning
Game-based learning
Instructional design
Interactivity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Theoretical Computer Science
Computer Science(all)

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Chen, M-P., & Wang, L. C. (2009). The effects of type of interactivity in experiential game-based learning. In Learning by Playing: Game-based Education System Design and Development - 4th International Conference on E-Learning and Games, Edutainment 2009, Proceedings (pp. 273-282). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 5670 LNCS). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03364-3_33

The effects of type of interactivity in experiential game-based learning. / Chen, Ming-Puu; Wang, Li Chun.

Learning by Playing: Game-based Education System Design and Development - 4th International Conference on E-Learning and Games, Edutainment 2009, Proceedings. 2009. p. 273-282 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 5670 LNCS).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Chen, M-P & Wang, LC 2009, The effects of type of interactivity in experiential game-based learning. in Learning by Playing: Game-based Education System Design and Development - 4th International Conference on E-Learning and Games, Edutainment 2009, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 5670 LNCS, pp. 273-282, 4th International Conference on E-Learning and Games, Edutainment 2009, Banff, AB, Canada, 09/8/9. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03364-3_33

Chen M-P, Wang LC. The effects of type of interactivity in experiential game-based learning. In Learning by Playing: Game-based Education System Design and Development - 4th International Conference on E-Learning and Games, Edutainment 2009, Proceedings. 2009. p. 273-282. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03364-3_33

Chen, Ming-Puu ; Wang, Li Chun. / The effects of type of interactivity in experiential game-based learning. Learning by Playing: Game-based Education System Design and Development - 4th International Conference on E-Learning and Games, Edutainment 2009, Proceedings. 2009. pp. 273-282 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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