Let Them Play: The Impact of Mechanics and Dynamics of a Serious Game on Student Perceptions of Learning Engagement

Wang, Yichuan; Rajan, Pramod; Sankar, Chetan S.; Raju, P. K.

doi:10.1109/tlt.2016.2639019

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“…The designers must keep in mind these factors while designing and teachers also need to integrate these factors to get the results better for encouraging behavior from learners by participating in such learning activities. This also mentioned by [52] in their study. www.ijacsa.thesai.org  The feature of music in game-based learning applications should be incorporated, which helps the user to develop their motivation towards better learning.…”

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Usability of Mobile Assisted Language Learning App

Ishaq¹,

Azan²,

Rosdi³

et al. 2020

IJACSA

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The aim of this study is to evaluate the usability of Mobile Assisted Language Learning i.e. Literacy and Numeracy Drive (LND) which is smartphone application to learn language and mathematics in public sector primary schools of Punjab, the biggest province of Pakistan. In this study, usability tests were conducted which included surveys of questionnaires from teachers and students. The user experience, reliability, and performance of mobile application assessed, along with user satisfaction. The LND mobile application has not been found to be successful, with a poor user interface and requires improvement. The "Using Experience," "Ease of Use" and "Usefulness" variables have been the lowest scorers in terms of user experience. Mobile device specifications were not simple and confusing; the services provided by the LND were not appealing and effective for students or teachers. This research suggested several improvements in the usability and functionality of this LND application based on assessed user experience. Many schools have chosen to use mobile apps for the teaching and evaluation of language at school. The use of mobile-assisted learning at public sector schools in Punjab, invites us to gauge the usability and effectiveness of this approach at such a huge scale which will make it more effective.

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Usability of Mobile Assisted Language Learning App

Ishaq¹,

Azan²,

Rosdi³

et al. 2020

IJACSA

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“… The designers must be keeping in mind factors: usefulness, ease of use and clarity of goal that inspired the learners for using games to get the results better for effectiveness and encouraging behavior from learners by participating in such learning activities. These factors also highlighted in [59] [73].…”

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“…Globally countries around the world are boosting teachers to use digital resources in language learning because in traditional classrooms teachers and students only communicate in the classroom whereas the learning environment has been changed with the emergence of iPad, iPhone or other Android applications [73]. According to [42] digital technology enables the students to communicate in an environment to enhance motivation in learning a subject.…”

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Usefulness of Mobile Assisted Language Learning in Primary Education

Ishaq¹,

Azan²,

Rosdi³

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IJACSA

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Literacy & Numeracy Drive (LND) is a mobile application that is used in public sector primary schools in Punjab province, Pakistan to teach students of Grade 03 on a tablet for learning languages and Mathematics. Persons designated the role of a Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant (MEA) visit every school allocated by authorities once in a month and select 07-10 students randomly to evaluate them on his own tablet by asking multiple questions related to English, Urdu and Mathematics. After the evaluation, MEA has to upload the result on the official portal for the respective school. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of LND for its usefulness, usability, accessibility, content, and assessments by involving students and teachers using this application in different schools. A mixedmethod study has been adopted in which 57 teachers and nearly 300 students from different locations of the district and from different schools have been selected, to measure the effectiveness of LND and evaluate the effectiveness with the help of interviews and questionnaires. The result reveals, in its current form, the LND application is not effective and needs improvement in usability, design, content, accessibility, infrastructure, and assessment. Furthermore, teachers recommend that game-based learning consists of an interactive interface, phonics, animations. As the more interactive and attractive presentation of the content and variations in the assessment may increase students' involvement and will make this application more effective and will produce good results.

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“…This model has been used (with adaptations) in Wang et al [1], however, the multidimensional construct is focused on cognitive absorption and is not specific to video games. In a similar line, in Malhotra and Galletta [15] a multidimensional commitment model of volitional systems adoption and usage behavior is presented (also used in Wang et al [1]). In this model, the commitment to system use appears related to perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and attitudes toward using and behavioral intent.…”

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“…In particular, video games are a popular type of entertainment software that incorporates principles from multimedia and gameplay, which are being used with the additional purpose of improving certain areas of knowledge and skills. Specifically, in education, serious games are becoming important instructional tools and are increasingly being integrated into courses in many different areas to help individuals concentrate on the subject matter and enjoy learning [1]. Serious games offer new learning opportunities, providing challenging tasks that promote more autonomous and exciting instruction.…”

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Validation and Psychometric Properties of the Gameplay-Scale for Educative Video Games in Spanish Children

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The knowledge of evaluation instruments to determine the level of gameplay of schoolchildren is very important at this time. A systematic review has been carried out in this study. The aim of this paper is to investigate the psychometric properties of a study of a sample of Spanish gamers. Two hundred and thirty-seven children (mean age: 11.2± 1.17 years, range: 10-12 years, 59.5% female) completed the Gameplay-Scale to discover their opinions after a game session with a serious educational game. The final scale consisted of three factors. The fit for factor 1 (usability) was 0.712, the fit for factor 2 was 0.702 (satisfaction), the fit for factor 3 was 0.886 (empathy) and the overall fit was 0.868. A positive and direct relationship could be observed between all the dimensions of the developed scale. The greatest correlation strength is shown between satisfaction and empathy (r = 0.800; p < 0.005), followed by satisfaction and usability (r = 0.180; p < 0.05) and the association between empathy and usability (r = 0.140; p < 0.05). In summary, the results of the present study support the use of the Gameplay-Scale as a valid and reliable measure of the game experience of youth populations. These results demonstrate strong psychometric properties so that the Gameplay-Scale appears to be a valid instrument for children in different contexts where an educational video game is used, analyzing its usability/"playability" in terms of learning to use it, game satisfaction, and empathy.

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Let Them Play: The Impact of Mechanics and Dynamics of a Serious Game on Student Perceptions of Learning Engagement

Cited by 66 publications

References 47 publications

Usability of Mobile Assisted Language Learning App

Usability of Mobile Assisted Language Learning App

Usefulness of Mobile Assisted Language Learning in Primary Education

Validation and Psychometric Properties of the Gameplay-Scale for Educative Video Games in Spanish Children

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