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Méndez, Laura; Lacasa, Pilar – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2015
Introduction: The purpose of this study is to provide a framework for analysis from which to interpret the transformations that take place, as perceived by the participants, when commercial video games are used in the classroom. We will show how Activity Theory (AT) is able to explain and interpret these changes. Method: Case studies are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Video Games, Social Theories, Case Studies
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Monjelat, Natalia; Mendez-Zaballos, Laura; Lacasa, Pilar – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2012
Introduction: Video games have proven to be a valuable resource to work different school subjects and topics. Beyond specific content, they could help to develop different abilities, like problem solving. However, not much has been studied on this topic, or many of the studies followed a perspective not entirely compatible with an educational…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Ethnography, Discourse Analysis, Problem Solving