ERIC Number: EJ1066360
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jul
Pages: 25
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-2147-611X
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Self-Explanation and Explanatory Feedback in Games: Individual Differences, Gameplay, and Learning
Killingsworth, Stephen S.; Clark, Douglas B.; Adams, Deanne M.
International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, v3 n3 p162-186 Jul 2015
Previous research has demonstrated the efficacy of two explanation-based approaches for increasing learning in educational games. The first involves asking students to explain their answers (self-explanation) and the second involves providing correct explanations (explanatory feedback). This study (1) compared self-explanation and explanatory feedback features embedded into a game designed to teach Newtonian dynamics and (2) investigated relationships between learning and individual differences. The results demonstrated significant learning gains for all conditions. There were no overall differences between conditions, but learning outcomes were better for the self-explanation condition after controlling for the highest level completed by each student. Analyses of individual differences indicated that certain threshold inhibitory control abilities may be necessary to benefit from the self-explanation in games.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Games, Technology Uses in Education, Feedback (Response), Concept Formation, Individual Differences, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Correlation, Physics, Inhibition, Middle School Students, Secondary School Science, Cognitive Ability, Attention, Comparative Analysis, Scoring, Hypothesis Testing, Pretests Posttests, Experimental Groups, Questionnaires, Likert Scales, Statistical Analysis, Control Groups, Regression (Statistics)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED); National Science Foundation (NSF)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A110782; 1119290