How a Serious Digital Game Affected Students' Animal Science and Mathematical Competence in Agricultural Education

Autor/inn/en	Bunch, J. C.; Robinson, J. Shane; Edwards, M. Craig; Antonenko, Pavlo D.
Titel	How a Serious Digital Game Affected Students' Animal Science and Mathematical Competence in Agricultural Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education, 55 (2014) 3, S.57-71 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-0541
Schlagwörter	Computer Games; Animal Husbandry; Mathematics Achievement; Agricultural Education; Lecture Method; Discussion (Teaching Technique); Teaching Methods; Instructional Effectiveness; Diseases; Secondary School Curriculum; Quasiexperimental Design; Statistical Significance; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Student Characteristics; Delivery Systems; Standardized Tests; Multiple Choice Tests; Multivariate Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Oklahoma + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Tierhaltung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Unterrichtserfolg; Disease; Krankheit; Auslieferung; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Multiple choice examinations; Multiple-choice tests, Multiple-choice examinations; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren; Multivariate Analyse; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the lecture and discussion teaching methods and digital game-based learning on student achievement in agriculture and mathematics regarding a unit on swine diseases in animal science courses offered through secondary agricultural education programs in Oklahoma. Three research questions guided the study, which utilized a quasi-experimental, between-groups design. No statistically significant differences (p >0.05) were found between the counterfactual group and the treatment group regarding animal science competency and mathematics achievement. As such, the researcher failed to reject the null hypotheses aligned with the study's research questions. However, this study demonstrated that teachers using a serious digital game in the context of animal science did not diminish their students' achievement. As a result, it can be recommended that teachers should consider incorporating this teaching method into their existing pedagogical practices without fear of decreasing student learning and achievement. Another implication for practice is the importance of providing prolonged and sustained professional development opportunities for in-service teachers to learn how to use a digital game-based delivery method effectively to increase student achievement in agriculture and mathematics. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association for Agricultural Education. P.O. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: http://www.aaaeonline.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01