A Study of Supplementing Conventional Business Education with Digital Games

Autor/inn/en	Ellahi, Abida; Zaka, Bilal; Sultan, Fahd
Titel	A Study of Supplementing Conventional Business Education with Digital Games
Quelle	In: Educational Technology & Society, 20 (2017) 3, S.195-206 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1436-4522
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Business Administration Education; Computer Games; Technology Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Curriculum Enrichment; Student Satisfaction; Academic Achievement; Student Interests; Teacher Influence; Pretests Posttests; Questionnaires; Hypothesis Testing; Least Squares Statistics; Statistical Analysis; Undergraduate Students; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Unterrichtsmedien; Curriculum revision; Curriculumreform; Curriculum; Lehrplan; Reform; Schulleistung; Studieninteresse; Fragebogen; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	This paper documents how the adoption of digital games by academia reshapes the current worldview by bringing the potential answers for all learning issues. The central objective of this study is to investigate the extent to which digital games can impact learning effectiveness, and to what extent these games can be used as supplementary elements for existing pedagogical methods prevailing in Pakistan. The study used experimental research method to investigate the effects of digital games on learning outcomes of students in business education in Pakistan. The statistical analysis was done using Partial Least Square method with the help of SmartPLS Software. All results confirmed that students in higher education sector are ready to accept and adopt new technologies that can better facilitate their learning process. They are ready to create and share their knowledge in a collaborative manner by using technological platforms. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01