A Game-Based Approach to an Entire Physical Chemistry Course

Autor/inn/en	Daubenfeld, Thorsten; Zenker, Dietmar
Titel	A Game-Based Approach to an Entire Physical Chemistry Course
Quelle	In: Journal of Chemical Education, 92 (2015) 2, S.269-277 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9584
DOI	10.1021/ed5001697
Schlagwörter	Educational Games; Teaching Methods; Science Instruction; Chemistry; Student Motivation; Undergraduate Students; College Science; Program Effectiveness; Lecture Method; Thinking Skills; Student Surveys; Foreign Countries; Technology Uses in Education; Science Tests; Physics; Student Attitudes; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational game; Lernspiel; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Chemie; Schulische Motivation; Denkfähigkeit; Schülerbefragung; Ausland; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Physik; Schülerverhalten; Deutschland
Abstract	We designed, implemented, and evaluated a game-based learning approach to increase student motivation and achievement for an undergraduate physical chemistry course. By focusing only on the most important game aspects, the implementation was realized with a production ratio of 1:8 (study load in hours divided by production effort in hours). Student motivation was found to increase significantly: compared to the traditional lecture format, self-study time was estimated to increase more than 3-fold to 4.6 h per week on average by the students. The failure rate in the final examination was also reduced, mainly because of bonus points that students could receive upon successful participation in the game. However, there is some indication that application of game-based learning might not improve higher-order thinking skills. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01