Digital Educational Games and Mathematics. Results of a Case Study in Primary School Settings

Autor/in	Fokides, Emmanuel
Titel	Digital Educational Games and Mathematics. Results of a Case Study in Primary School Settings
Quelle	In: Education and Information Technologies, 23 (2018) 2, S.851-867 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Fokides, Emmanuel)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2357
DOI	10.1007/s10639-017-9639-5
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Students; Elementary School Mathematics; Educational Games; Computer Games; Outcomes of Education; Mathematics Instruction; Teaching Methods; Comparative Analysis; Questionnaires; Foreign Countries; Mathematics Achievement; Student Attitudes; Computer Software; Case Studies; Greece (Athens) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; Educational game; Lernspiel; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fragebogen; Ausland; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Schülerverhalten; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study
Abstract	The study presents the results of a project in which a series of digital games were used for teaching Mathematics to first, fourth, and sixth-grade primary school students (ages 6-7, 8-9, and 11-12). Mathematics was selected as the teaching subject because of the difficulties students face in understanding basic math concepts. Although digital games are used quite extensively for educational purposes, they are scarcely used for teaching Mathematics. The games were developed by the classes' teachers using Microsoft's Kodu Game Lab. The learning outcomes were compared to two other groups of students. The first was taught using the model proposed by Driver and Oldham while the second was taught conventionally. Data was collected using questionnaires and evaluation sheets. A total of 201 students participated in the study coming from three schools in Athens, Greece. Results indicated that students in the games group outperformed, in most cases, students in the other groups. Students' views for the games were highly positive. The implications for software engineers and education administrators are also discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01