"If I Create a Game I'll Learn": Online Game Creation as a Tool to Promote Learning Skills of Students with Learning Difficulties

Autor/inn/en	Meishar-Tal, Hagit; Kesler, Avital
Titel	"If I Create a Game I'll Learn": Online Game Creation as a Tool to Promote Learning Skills of Students with Learning Difficulties
Quelle	In: Interactive Learning Environments, 31 (2023) 5, S.3071-3082 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Meishar-Tal, Hagit)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-4820
DOI	10.1080/10494820.2021.1919146
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Students; Grade 4; Learning Problems; Computer Games; Learning Processes; Learning Strategies; Thinking Skills; Skill Development; Game Based Learning; Material Development; Low Achievement; Foreign Countries; Special Education Teachers; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Lernproblem; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Learning process; Lernprozess; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Denkfähigkeit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Lehrmaterialentwicklung; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Ausland; Special education; Teacher; Teachers; Sonderpädagoge; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	This study describes an action research study conducted by a teacher who used a digital game generator as a tool to develop thinking skills among primary school students with learning difficulties. Ten 4th-grade students participated in the programme. The students met with the teacher twice a week for six months. The meetings included creating games using the "Sort the paperwork" game generator. During the programme, the teacher documented the students' responses in class, her reflections on the process, and parents and teachers' responses, in her research journal, a common method of participatory action research. This documentation underwent qualitative analysis to identify the contribution of game creation to the students. The findings indicate three main aspects of improvements in students' skills and performances: (1) Improvement in students' thinking skills and cognitive functioning; (2) Improvement in performance and behavioural aspects; (3) Improvement in emotional aspects. The study provide evidence that using online game generators as tools to promote learning skills is effective to students with learning difficulties. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01