ERIC Number: EJ1111162
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 16
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Gamified Assessment Supported by a Dynamic 3D Collaborative Game
Mavridis, Apostolos; Tsiatsos, Thrasyvoulos; Chatzakis, Michalis; Kitsikoudis, Konstantinos; Lazarou, Efthymios
International Journal of Game-Based Learning, v5 n2 p39-54 2015
This study examined whether a 3D collaborative gave can be used as a midterm examination method and investigated the impact of this game on students' attitude towards collaboration. A total of 89 students and one coordinating professor participated in this study. The intervention lasted five weeks and took place in a computer science department. The game that was used as a treatment was dynamic and therefore the educator was able to customize its content for the examinations using an administration panel. A mixed method of quantitative and qualitative data collection was used. The results indicated that there was a statistically significant correlation between the performance of the students on the game and their performance on the final paper-based examination. However, there was no statistically significant difference between the attitude of the students towards collaboration before and after the use of the game.
Descriptors: Computer Games, Educational Games, Computer Simulation, Computer Assisted Testing, Student Attitudes, Cooperative Learning, College Students, Computer Science Education, Intervention, Mixed Methods Research, Statistical Significance, Correlation, Computer Uses in Education, Learner Engagement, Blended Learning, Educational Benefits, Gender Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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