51. Usability Testing of a Gamified Program to Support Scientific Argumentation

• In Event: Gallery Walk & Welcome Reception
  In Poster Session: Design & Development Poster Session

Short Description

The purpose of this part of the study is to develop a gamified tool to support scientific argumentation for middle school students and describe how faculty and students in different disciplines (e.g., instructional technology, computer science) collaborated on and delivered the project using an Agile methodology. The team will conduct a second usability test of the design with middle school teachers and students based on the results from the first iteration.

Authors

• Contributor: Pi-Sui Hsu, Northern Illinois University

• Contributor: Reva Freedman, Northern Illinois University

• Contributor: Dean La Barbera, Northern Illinois University

• Contributor: Ben Kluga, Northern Illinois University

• Contributor: Rui Zhang, Northern Illinois University

• Contributor: Jacob Eul, Northern Illinois University

• Contributor: Sharda Sharma, Northern Illinois University