Customization in Educational Computer Games and Its Effect on Learning: Experimental Study with Primary School Children

Autor/inn/en	Javora, Ondrej; Dechterenko, Filip; Tetourová, Tereza; Volná, Kristina; Brom, Cyril
Titel	Customization in Educational Computer Games and Its Effect on Learning: Experimental Study with Primary School Children
Quelle	In: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 37 (2021) 5, S.1370-1382 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Javora, Ondrej) ORCID (Dechterenko, Filip) ORCID (Brom, Cyril)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0266-4909
DOI	10.1111/jcal.12576
Schlagwörter	Educational Games; Computer Games; Elementary School Students; Instructional Design; Instructional Materials + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational game; Lernspiel; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien
Abstract	The instructional effects of customization features in child learning games have rarely been examined. This value-added study addresses the existing gap with regards to user-initiated cosmetic customization of environment elements (i.e., non-avatar customization). Participants (N = 143; M[subscript age] = 9.41) studied a biological topic for about 20 min: either using the experimental version of a learning game with customization features, or from a control version without them. Null results were found as concerns between-group differences: both for motivation-related variables and learning outcome measures. These findings indicate that user-initiated cosmetic customization features can be omitted by game designers, especially in settings where children are assigned specific instructional materials from which to study. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01