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ERIC Number: EJ370386
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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The Effect of Instructional Computer Games on Continuing Student Motivation.
Malouf, David B.
Journal of Special Education, v21 n4 p27-38 Win 1987-88
Learning-disabled sixth through eighth grade students (n=25) received vocabulary instruction involving matching negation prefixes to root words. The students used an instructional computer game or a computer program that operated identically but without game features. Both programs produced equal gains in task skill, but the game produced higher levels of continuing motivation. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Comparative Analysis, Computer Games, Courseware, Educational Games, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Learning Motivation, Skill Development, Student Motivation, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Continuing Motivation; Prefixes; Root Words