Integrating Smartphone-Controlled Paper Airplane into Gamified Science Inquiry for Junior High School Students

Autor/inn/en	Cheng, Mengmeng; Su, Chien-Yuan; Kinshuk
Titel	Integrating Smartphone-Controlled Paper Airplane into Gamified Science Inquiry for Junior High School Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Computing Research, 59 (2021) 1, S.71-94 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cheng, Mengmeng) ORCID (Su, Chien-Yuan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0735-6331
DOI	10.1177/0735633120953598
Schlagwörter	Junior High School Students; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Handheld Devices; Telecommunications; Manipulative Materials; Scientific Concepts; Inquiry; Science Process Skills; Design; Program Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Games; Science Instruction; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Junior High Schools; Student; Students; Sekundarstufe I; Schüler; Schülerin; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Telekommunikationstechnik; Hilfsmittel; Ausland; Game; Spiel; Spiele; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht
Abstract	Integrating science learning with game experience and physical manipulatives not only overcomes the rigidity of traditional teaching, but also makes the learning experience pleasant for students and improves their science inquiry ability. Today, with the popularization of mobile devices and technology, both the value and feasibility of gamified science learning have increased significantly. However, several studies showed that students might get lost or feel bored during science inquiry. To let students enjoy the science inquiry process and improve their science process skills, the researchers combined mobile technology, game design elements, and science inquiry and designed the gamified science inquiry activity "we are aircraft designers". Here, students designed and manipulated a smartphone-controlled paper airplane by mobile devices connected via Bluetooth. To investigate the effects of the gamified science inquiry activity, the flow state and science process skills of 71 students of a junior high school in China were explored. The proposed gamified science inquiry activity enhanced flow and science process skills of students with high and middle level flow. No differences were found on flow and science process skills between males and females. Based on these results, the guidelines for the design of a gamified science inquiry activity are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01