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Playing a Gamein
Civil EngineeringJürgen Zechner, Martin Ebner
Technology enhanced Learning
http://flickr.com/photos/powerbooktrance/289992273//
Wurfweite:
Parabolic Trajectory
Learners‘ engagment and motivation?
The same but ...
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... it‘s a game
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challenge
fantasy
curiosity
Games for Civil Engineering
Evaluation
„Does playing the game lead to a better learning-outcome than learning in a tradiditonal way?“
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• Winter term 2010/2011 • Lecture Structural Analysis
• pre- and posttest design
• 159 students in general / 90 took part on all tests
Design of the Study:
Pretest Posttest
Pretest Posttest Delta Plays Highscore
6,1 pt 6,4 pt 0,4 pt 19 7314
Average of all students
Pretest Posttest Delta Plays Highscore
5,5 pt 5,9 pt 0,4 pt 5 4436
Average of non-playing group(<10 times) students (n=40)
Pretest Posttest Delta Plays Highscore
6,5 pt 6,9 pt 0,3 pt 30 9617
Average of playing group students (n=50)
Group n Significance p
all 90 0,069
non-playing 40 0,191
playing 50 0,110
No significance
Question rating
Graphical design and interface 1,31
In-game navigation 1,74
Game instructions and help 1,56
Design of the degree of difficulty 1,91
Provide time per level 2,06
Evaluation form
• General increasing of knowledge (independent of playing the game) • High learner satisfaction
• Students with a higher pre-knowlegde played the game more often
Results:
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/vizzzual-dot-com/2175221420
„It seems that motivated and dedicated students are more elated to play.“
Graz University of Technology
SOCIAL LEARNINGComputer and Information Services
Graz University of Technology
Martin Ebner
http://elearning.tugraz.athttp://elearningblog.tugraz.at
Slides available at: http://elearningblog.tugraz.at
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