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Customization in Educational Computer Games and Its Effect on Learning: Experimental Study with Primary School Children
- Source :
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Journal of Computer Assisted Learning . Oct 2021 37(5):1370-1382. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The instructional effects of customization features in child learning games have rarely been examined. This value-added study addresses the existing gap with regards to user-initiated cosmetic customization of environment elements (i.e., non-avatar customization). Participants (N = 143; M[subscript age] = 9.41) studied a biological topic for about 20 min: either using the experimental version of a learning game with customization features, or from a control version without them. Null results were found as concerns between-group differences: both for motivation-related variables and learning outcome measures. These findings indicate that user-initiated cosmetic customization features can be omitted by game designers, especially in settings where children are assigned specific instructional materials from which to study.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0266-4909
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1307108
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12576