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Educational Benefits of Using Game Consoles in a Primary Classroom: A Randomised Controlled Trial
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Miller, David J.; Robertson, Derek P. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
It is known that computer games are motivating for children, but there is limited direct evidence of their effects on classroom learning. The studies that are available tend to be limited in terms of output data reported, or small in scale, or both. The aim of this randomised controlled trial was to upscale a recent study by Miller and Robertson…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness, Experimental Groups, Control Groups
Using a Games Console in the Primary Classroom: Effects of "Brain Training" Programme on Computation and Self-Esteem
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Miller, David J.; Robertson, Derek P. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
It is known that computer games are motivating for children, but there is limited direct evidence of their effects on classroom learning. The aim of this exploratory study was to investigate the effects of a commercial off-the-shelf computer game on children's mental computation skills and on aspects of self-perceptions. A pre-post design was…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Mental Computation, Brain, Learning Strategies