Assessing the effectiveness of a 3‐D instructional game on improving mathematics achievement and motivation of middle school students

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revolve around statistical methods, specifically, resampling methods, propensity score analysis, research design, measurement and the applications of statistical methods in educational research and behavioral sciences. Wei Pan, PhD, is an associate professor of Quantitative Research Methodology in the College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services at the University of Cincinnati. His current research interests are causal inference, propensity score analysis, resampling, multilevel modeling, structural equation modeling, meta-analysis and their applications in the social and behavioral sciences. Astusi Hirumi, PhD, is an associate professor of Instructional Technology at the University of Central Florida. His work focuses on developing systems to train and empower K-12, university and corporate educators on the design, development and delivery of interactive distance education programs. His research concentrates on the design and sequencing of e-learning interactions. Mansureh Kebritchi, PhD, is a faculty member of Instructional Technology in Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership at Walden University. She is interested in studying the innovative ways of improving teaching and learning in electronic environments and distance online settings. Address AbstractThis research study assessed the effectiveness of a three-dimensional mathematics game, DimensionM, through a pretest-posttest control group quasi-experimental design.

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