A Mixed Methods Assessment of Students' Flow Experiences during a Mobile Augmented Reality Science Game

Autor/inn/en	Bressler, D. M.; Bodzin, A. M.
Titel	A Mixed Methods Assessment of Students' Flow Experiences during a Mobile Augmented Reality Science Game
Quelle	In: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 29 (2013) 6, S.505-517 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0266-4909
DOI	10.1111/jcal.12008
Schlagwörter	Psychological Patterns; Affective Behavior; Learner Engagement; Secondary School Students; Educational Games; Computer Games; Computer Simulation; Mixed Methods Research; Urban Schools; Middle School Students; Surveys; Field Studies; Student Attitudes; Predictor Variables; Science Activities; Interviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Sekundarschüler; Educational game; Lernspiel; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Praxisforschung; Schülerverhalten; Prädiktor; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	Current studies have reported that secondary students are highly engaged while playing mobile augmented reality (AR) learning games. Some researchers have posited that players' engagement may indicate a flow experience, but no research results have confirmed this hypothesis with vision-based AR learning games. This study investigated factors related to students' engagement--as characterized by flow theory--during a collaborative AR, forensic science mystery game using mobile devices. "School Scene Investigators: The Case of the Stolen Score Sheets" is a vision-based AR game played inside the school environment with Quick Response codes. A mixed methods approach was employed with 68 urban middle school students. Data sources included pre- and post-surveys, field observations and group interviews. Results showed that neither gender nor interest in science was an important predictor of variability in flow experience. Gaming attitude uniquely predicted 23% of the variance in flow experience. Student flow experience features included a flash of intensity, a sense of discovery and the desire for higher performance. The findings demonstrated a potential for mobile AR science games to increase science interest and help students learn collaboration skills. Implications for future research concerning mobile AR science games are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10