ERIC Number: EJ1157919
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Publication Date: 2017-Dec
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"I Forgot I Wasn't Saving the World": The Use of Formative and Summative Assessment in Instructional Video Games for Undergraduate Biology
Lookadoo, Kathryn L.; Bostwick, Eryn N.; Ralston, Ryan; Elizondo, Francisco Javier; Wilson, Scott; Shaw, Tarren J.; Jensen, Matthew L.
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v26 n6 p597-612 Dec 2017
This study examined the role of formative and summative assessment in instructional video games on student learning and engagement. A 2 (formative feedback: present vs absent) × 2 (summative feedback: present vs absent) factorial design with an offset control (recorded lecture) was conducted to explore the impacts of assessment in video games. A total of 172 undergraduates were randomly assigned to one of four instructional video game conditions or the control. Results found that knowledge significantly increased from the pretest for players in all game conditions. Participants in summative assessment conditions learned more than players without summative assessment. In terms of engagement outcomes, formative assessment conditions did not significantly produce better learning engagement outcomes than conditions without formative assessment. However, summative assessment conditions were associated with higher temporal disassociation than non-summative conditions. Implications for future instructional video game development and testing are discussed in the paper.
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, Video Games, Educational Games, Learner Engagement, Undergraduate Students, Randomized Controlled Trials, Knowledge Level, Pretests Posttests, Program Effectiveness, Feedback (Response), Likert Scales, Student Surveys, Questionnaires, Biology, Student Attitudes
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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