No Student Left Behind: A Collaborative and Competitive Game-Based Learning Environment to Reduce the Achievement Gap of EFL Students in Taiwan

Autor/inn/en	Hung, Hui-Chun; Young, Shelley Shwu-Ching; Lin, Chiu-Pin
Titel	No Student Left Behind: A Collaborative and Competitive Game-Based Learning Environment to Reduce the Achievement Gap of EFL Students in Taiwan
Quelle	In: Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 24 (2015) 1, S.35-49 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1475-939X
DOI	10.1080/1475939X.2013.822412
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Achievement Gap; Cooperative Learning; Competition; Games; Language Proficiency; English (Second Language); Disadvantaged Youth; Laptop Computers; Handheld Devices; Educational Technology; Elementary School Students; Instructional Effectiveness; Grade 6; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Comparative Analysis; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Surveys; Interviews; Observation; Video Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Pretests Posttests; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Kooperatives Lernen; Wettkampf; Game; Spiel; Spiele; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Laptop computer; Laptop; Computer; Digitalrechner; Unterrichtsmedien; Unterrichtserfolg; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Beobachtung; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen
Abstract	How to close the achievement gap in the classroom so that no student is left behind becomes one of the most important issues nowadays. This study aims to construct a collaborative and competitive game-based learning environment to improve English proficiencies and reduce the achievement gap for disadvantaged students. The Wireless Crossword Fan-Tan Game (WiCFG) system was implemented to provide teachers with an innovative approach to guide students' learning through a positive involvement with the uses of tablet PCs. The experiment was conducted in an elementary school in Taiwan to investigate whether this approach would facilitate students' learning effectiveness and interactions. Thirty sixth-grade students were randomly assigned into a control group and an experimental group. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from surveys, interviews, observations and video-recordings. The results indicate that integration of the WiCFG system in the collaborative and competitive game-based learning environment leads students to a better interaction between different levels of students. This innovative approach might have the potential to close the achievement gap for disadvantaged students. Moreover, some principles of the classroom strategy are suggested as guidelines. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01