ELT: The effectiveness of a math game: The impact of integrating additional support.

• In Event: Roundtables Thur1
  In Roundtable Session: ELT - Roundtables Thur1

Short Description

In this presentation, the results of two quasi-experimental studies are presented. Both studies investigated the impact of adding support in an educational math game. The first study investigated the impact of conceptual clarifications. The second study enquired part-task-practices as support. The results indicated that the type of support seems crucial for the effect of it. Because integrating support as instructional element affects students’ performance, motivation and perception; the integration of instructional elements in games requires conscious decision making.  

Authors

• Sylke Vandercruysse

• Jan Elen, CIP&T, KULeuven

• Judith ter Vrugte, University of Twente, Enschede

• Lieven Verschaffel, CIP&T, Center for Instructional Psychology and Technology, KU Leuven

• Ton de Jong, University of Twente

• Pieter Wouters, Utrecht University

• Herre van oostendorp, Utrecht University