Entertainment Video Games for Academic Learning: A Systematic Review

Autor/inn/en	Martinez, Léa; Gimenes, Manuel; Lambert, Eric
Titel	Entertainment Video Games for Academic Learning: A Systematic Review
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Computing Research, 60 (2022) 5, S.1083-1109 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Martinez, Léa)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0735-6331
DOI	10.1177/07356331211053848
Schlagwörter	Video Games; Game Based Learning; Literature Reviews; Second Language Learning; Science Education; Physical Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Video game; Videospiel; Videospiele; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht
Abstract	Entertainment video games are very popular among young audiences. Nevertheless, despite their potential to improve cognitive functioning, they are still studied rarely as a tool for digital game-based learning. To better understand video gaming practices' value in the classroom, this article provides a systematic review of literature on the effect of entertainment video games on academic learning. Our literature search yielded 49 relevant intervention studies published between 2005 and 2019 that integrated entertainment video games into academic curricula from preschool to college. Our review revealed that entertainment video games can be an effective educational tool and are beneficial in almost all academic disciplines, particularly in foreign language and science. However, research on entertainment video gaming's effects on academic learning is still not extensive enough and remains mostly qualitative. Future studies need to provide a quantitative approach to complete and confirm already-existing literature, particularly in the environmental and social sciences, physical education, and programming. Given entertainment video games' popularity and benefits on cognition and learning, it seems essential to investigate their practical value further in the education sector and to determine the mechanisms that mediate their effects on academic learning. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01