A Game-Based Learning Approach to Improving Students' Learning Achievements in a Nutrition Course

Autor/inn/en	Yien, Jui-Mei; Hung, Chun-Ming; Hwang, Gwo-Jen; Lin, Yueh-Chiao
Titel	A Game-Based Learning Approach to Improving Students' Learning Achievements in a Nutrition Course
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 10 (2011) 2, S.1-10 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1303-6521
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Academic Achievement; Grade 3; Nutrition Instruction; Educational Games; Computer Assisted Instruction; Quasiexperimental Design; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Comparative Analysis; Pretests Posttests; Student Surveys; Instructional Effectiveness; Student Attitudes; Learning Motivation; Learning Activities; Conventional Instruction; Gender Differences; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Schulleistung; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Educational game; Lernspiel; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Schülerbefragung; Unterrichtserfolg; Schülerverhalten; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Lernaktivität; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	The aim of this study was to explore the influence of applying a game-based learning approach to nutrition education. The quasi-experimental nonequivalent-control group design was adopted in a four-week learning activity. The participants included sixty-six third graders in two classes of an elementary school. One of the classes was assigned to be the experimental group and the other was the control group. The experimental group learned with computer games, while the control group learned with the traditional teaching approach. The result showed that the learning achievement of the students in the experimental group was significantly better than that of the students in the control group. Similar results were obtained in terms of the learning interest of the students. Moreover, most of the students revealed quite positive attitudes toward the use of the game-based learning approach in nutrition education. An in-depth analysis showed that there was no significant difference between genders in terms of nutrition knowledge and learning attitudes. (Contains 6 tables and 5 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Sakarya University. Esentepe Campus, Adapazari 54000, Turkey. Tel: +90-505-2431868; Fax: +90-264-6141034; e-mail: tojet@sakarya.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.tojet.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10