STEM Gaming in Action: Using Student Likes and Dislikes to Improve Game-Based Learning

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  In Roundtable Session: Gamified and Game-Based Learning (Table 18)

Abstract

Game-based learning is a teaching tool that can increase student achievement and reduce teacher burden. Video games as learning tools can increase educational access for students in rural areas. In this qualitative study, we use descriptive coding and thematic analysis to report the likes and dislikes of the 1,110 middle school students who played the STEM video game Mission HydroSci (MHS) in their classrooms in a Midwestern state. We discuss recommendations to increase student engagement in future serious game designs based on our results.

Authors

• Hillary Gould, University of Missouri

• Fan Yu, Arizona State University

• Wenyi Lu, University of Missouri

• JG Griffin, University of Missouri