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Fioravanti, Maria Lydia; de Oliveira Sestito, Camila Dias; de Deus, William Simao; Scatalon, Lilian Passos; Barbosa, Ellen Francine – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2022
Contribution: In this article, an experience applying three role-playing games in the context of an Entrepreneurship final project is presented, discussing the challenges, and the lessons learned. Background: Soft skills have been expounded repeatedly as a crucial factor to thrive in the workplace, as opposed to mere knowledge of content only,…
Descriptors: Role Playing, Educational Games, Communication Skills, Entrepreneurship
Fulton, A. E.; Dimitropoulos, G.; Ayala, J.; McLaughlin, A. M.; Baynton, M.; Blaug, C.; Collins, T.; Elliott, G.; Judge-Stasiak, A.; Letkemann, L.; Ragan, E. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2019
Field practicum plays a central role in social work education by socializing social work students to the profession and facilitating the integration of theoretical knowledge with skill development. Students can be apprehensive about beginning practicum and often lack adequate formal preparation for the practicum experience. This study evaluates…
Descriptors: Practicums, Field Experience Programs, Social Work, Masters Programs
Azman, Hazita; Dollsaid, Nurul Farhana – Arab World English Journal, 2018
This article explores the use of massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) as a type of serious games that have English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning potentials. It highlights evidence from a case study which investigated the effects of role-playing in MMOGs on communication behaviours among EFL game players. Additionally, findings from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Game Based Learning
Ragatz, Carolyn; Ragatz, Zach – Parenting for High Potential, 2018
Why encourage children to play board games? In the increasing disconnect of our digital lives, playing games provides a way to connect and relate with others on a human level. Strategy and role-playing games provide intellectual challenges and stretch creativity to keep the gifted mind engaged in solving problems. At the same time, the players…
Descriptors: Games, Role Playing, Gifted, Children
Karagiorgas, Dimitrios N.; Niemann, Shari – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2017
In the last 10 years, gaming has evolved to the point that it is now being used as a learning medium to educate students in many different disciplines. The educational community has begun to explore the effectiveness of gaming as a learning tool and as a result two different ways of utilizing games for education have been created: Gamification and…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Video Games, Comparative Analysis, Learning Processes
Wang, Shu-Ming; Hou, Huei-Tse; Wu, Sheng-Yi – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2017
Instructional strategies can be helpful in facilitating students' knowledge construction and developing advanced cognitive skills. In the context of collaborative learning, instructional strategies as scripts can guide learners to engage in more meaningful interaction. Previous studies have been investigated the benefits of different instructional…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Electronic Journals, Student Journals, Web Based Instruction
Morrison, Jennifer R.; Risman, Kelsey L.; Reilly, Joseph; Eisinger, Jane M. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2020
The purpose of the present study was to gather data regarding the implementation of Prodigy in elementary schools in a mid-sized school district in the southern United States. Prodigy is a free, adaptive mathematics game provided by Prodigy Education. The program integrates curriculum-aligned mathematics content (Grades 1-8) in a game-based…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Supplementary Education, Remedial Mathematics
Christie, Simon – set: Research Information for Teachers, 2018
This article reflects on a school's approach to gamifying the Royal Society Te Aparangi's First CREST Award. The article explains how CREST was reconceived as a quest using elements of live action role playing (LARP) and gamification, and the tools that were used to do this. It describes how progress was measured using a points system and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Play, Role Playing
Exploring the Effects of Designing a Role-Playing Game with Single and Peer Mode for Campus Learning
Wang, Yi-Hsuan – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2020
This study aims to extend the learning advantages of game-based learning from formal education to informal learning, and to develop a role-playing game (RPG) to help students familiarize themselves with a new school. Several game elements and principles were considered during the design stage, and the tasks were embedded into a macro-context to…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Educational Games, Game Based Learning, Role Playing
AL-Garni, Shorouq Ali; Almuhammadi, Anas Hamed – English Language Teaching, 2019
The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of using communicative language teaching (CLT) activities on EFL students' speaking skills at the English Language Institute (ELI) of the University of Jeddah (UJ). The researcher conducted the current study in two classes of 21 female EFL students each; one class was the experimental group…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Casas-Quiroga, Lucía; Crujeiras-Pérez, Beatriz – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
This study is framed in the social perspective of Epistemology of Science, and it aims to examine the epistemic operations performed by high school students while engaged in a role-play about food safety that requires them to engage in both argumentation and decision-making practices. The epistemic operations are examined on two different levels:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Grade 11, Science Process Skills
Barnabe, Federico; Busco, Cristiano; Davidsen, Pal I.; Lambri, Maurizio; Zatta, Gianfranco – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present the main characteristics of the role-playing game "Strategic Micro-Firm" which aims to reproduce the fundamental features of a complex supply chain. Design/methodology/approach: A specific role-playing game is presented, in which a Balanced Scorecard is used as the reporting device and is…
Descriptors: Management Development, Role Playing, Games, Teaching Methods
Streetman, Collin; Crosland, Kimberly; Clark, Hewitt B. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Purpose: Individuals experiencing extended homelessness face multifaceted risks related to health, substance use, and continuing unemployment and may benefit from learning a problem-solving and decision-making method to assist them in dealing with everyday situations. Methods: This study used a multiple-baseline design to teach three men with…
Descriptors: Adults, Homeless People, At Risk Persons, Problem Solving
Arphattananon, Thithimadee – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2020
Multicultural education aims for social justice and a democratic society in that education should eradicate structural inequality and unequal power among majority and minority groups. These critical aims of multicultural education have been toned down when it comes to practice. In many parts of the world, multicultural education is often…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
King, Elizabeth M. – Theory Into Practice, 2015
Digital games have become popular for engaging students in a range of learning goals, both in the classroom and the after-school space. In this article, I discuss a specific genre of video game, the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMO), which has been identified as a dynamic environment for encountering 21st-century workplace…
Descriptors: Role Playing, After School Programs, Program Design, Males