Using a Game Environment to Foster Collaborative Learning: A Design-Based Study

Autor/in	Hamalainen, Raija
Titel	Using a Game Environment to Foster Collaborative Learning: A Design-Based Study
Quelle	In: Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 20 (2011) 1, S.61-78 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1475-939X
Schlagwörter	Cooperation; Vocational Education; Cooperative Learning; Educational Games; Teaching Methods; Instructional Design; Active Learning; Scripts; Educational Technology; Computer Uses in Education; Foreign Countries; Adolescents; Interaction; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Co-operation; Kooperation; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Kooperatives Lernen; Educational game; Lernspiel; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Aktives Lernen; Skript; Unterrichtsmedien; Computernutzung; Ausland; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Interaktion; Finnland
Abstract	Designing collaborative three-dimensional learning games for vocational learning may be one way to respond to the needs of working life. The theoretical vantage points of collaborative learning for game development and the "design-based research" methodology are described; these have been used to support collaborative learning in the vocational context. The aim of the empirical study is to determine, firstly, what kinds of design elements were essential from the point of view of the collaboration, and secondly, what kinds of discussions students engage in during the game. In this study, three essential features of design elements stood out. Firstly, the scripted tasks have to require true collaboration. Secondly, curricular-specific learning tasks are essential. And, finally, it is beneficial if the game design addresses aspects of vocational work in a manner that would not be possible in traditional classroom settings. Furthermore, this study indicates that groups engaged in shared collaboration in which students actively provided information and asked questions. (Contains 2 figures and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10