A Systematic Review of Digital Games in Second Language Learning Studies

Poole, Frederick; Clarke‐Midura, Jody

doi:10.4018/ijgbl.2020070101

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“…Degirmenci [31] stated that there will be times when learners will face difficulties using Quizizz due to various factors such as Internet connection and device availability. This is supported by Poole and Midura [39], Moakofhi et al [48], and Weng et al [52], who claimed that Internet connection hinders the maximum exploitation of various online platforms such as Quizizz. As mentioned earlier, this causes inequality in education, especially among poorer students.…”

Section: Teachers' Perspective On the Difficulty Of Using Quizizzmentioning

confidence: 76%

“…After the four phases of selecting the eligible articles for review, 45 were found to be suitable to be used in this systematic review due to the nature of the respective studies. From the articles, four main aspects of teachers' perspectives on the use of Quizizz could be seen, mainly, effectiveness , feasibility [14,15,19,20,22,23,26,27,31,36,38,41,[43][44][45][46][47][48], difficulty [16,17,19,26,28,31,39,41,43,46,[48][49][50][51][52], and motivation [14,17,[24][25][26]31,32,35,38,40,41,44,45,47,49,50,…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Quizizz has a high potential to be exploited in a myriad of ways, including for assessment and classroom exercises [29,31,32,37,38]. Poole and Midura [39] stated in their study that when compared to old traditional methods, Quizizz is better by a large margin due to its ability to attract learners to learn and do better at remembering the important points learned. This is because in the game itself, learners need to earn more points by answering questions correctly.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Teachers’ Perception towards the Use of Quizizz in the Teaching and Learning of English: A Systematic Review

Lim

Yunus

2021

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The teaching and learning of English as a second language have always been emphasized by the Ministry of Education (MOE). In the Malaysia Education Blueprint (2013–2025), among the many goals is to produce learners who can comprehend the language for various purposes, including for information and enjoyment. Over the years, the teaching and learning of English have changed from conventional chalk-and-talk methods to modern methods that involve various platforms such as Quizizz, which is free and easy to use. This systematic literature review focuses on teachers’ perception on the use of Quizizz in the teaching and learning of English. Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) review methodology, a total of 45 articles related to the use of Quizizz in the English language classroom were identified from the ERIC and Google Scholar databases. Based on the articles from the year 2017 to 2021, the results show that the mixed-method research design was most used to gather teachers’ perspectives on the use of Quizizz in the teaching and learning of English. Overall, the results of this study show that Quizizz is accepted positively among teachers due to its effectiveness, feasibility, ease of use, and motivating nature for learners. As a suggestion for future research, more focus can be put on investigating the effectiveness of Quizizz from the perspective of parents and issues related to the implementation of gamified learning, such as Internet connection and device availability.

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Teachers’ Perception towards the Use of Quizizz in the Teaching and Learning of English: A Systematic Review

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Yunus

2021

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“…For example, a certain level or "rank" can be a reward for achieving a certain level of success. The learning process can utilize the character development pattern of a fantasy role-playing game (Hung et al, 2018;Poole and Clarke-Midura, 2020). As noted by the researchers, the means of gamification affect adults as effectively as they do children and adolescents (Hung et al, 2018;Poole and Clarke-Midura, 2020).…”

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Learning Foreign Languages in a Digital Environment: Learners’ Perception of the Sudden Transition to e-Learning During COVID-19 Lockdown

Ibrahim

Spitsyna

Isaeva

2021

EJEL

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The research is devoted to the study of the forced and accelerated transition of education to an online environment on the example of learning a foreign language. Despite a large number of studies on e-learning, this study is one of the newest investigating recent education transformation trends. The ultimate goal of this paper was to study changes in students’ assessments of the e-learning process, participation in online-based education, and academic success during the transition to virtual training. The study involved 600 students from 5 private specialized educational institutions located in Moscow (Russian Federation) who were forced to switch to e-learning during the lockdown. The examination was conducted by means of a survey assessing the usefulness, comfort, and acceptability of e-learning in three isolated questions formulated by the authors and measured on a five-point Likert scale. The comparison of its outcomes with the results of objective knowledge tests at the beginning and at the end of the three-month e-learning period revealed the following outcomes. First of all, a decrease in the assessment of the acceptability of continuing e-learning for both genders was noted. According to female respondents, the assessment of the comfort of e-learning decreased significantly (from 3.70 to 3.14 points). In the meantime, the usefulness score dropped notably for both male and female research participants (from 4.10 to 2.98 and from 3.80 to 2.26, respectively). Similar changes were found in four age categories ranging from 20 to 42 years old. Thus, the participants over 30 demonstrated lower final scores. Academic success also decreased in the group of men compared to the group of women. The findings of this study can be practically applied for the further transformation of educational programs and additional preparation of educators with the aim of facilitating learning transition to an online mode. Future research on the topic can be conducted in other regions of the world to obtain more comparative data and investigate different learners’ perceptions.

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“…Due to their potential effects on L2 /FL learning, digital games have provided the inspiration for numerous studies in the last 30 years. Depending on this, the digital gamebased learning area has been growing rapidly (Cornillie, Clarebout, & Desmet, 2012;Hwang & Wu, 2012;Poole & Clarke-Midura, 2020). An important part of the studies carried out in this learning area focused on the investigation of the effect of digital games on vocabulary knowledge/ acquisition (Hung et al, 2018;Tsai & Tsai, 2018;Zhang, 2018).…”

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The Effect of Educational Computer Games on the Vocabulary Learning Performance of Turkish Middle School Efl Students

Zengin

Yilmaz

2021

EJEL

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This study aims to establish the effects of educational computer games on the vocabulary learning of EFL students. In the research, the real experimental model with a pre-test/post-test control group was used. The application of the study was carried out with 5th grade EFL students in two middle schools. The study group consisted of 166 students in the experimental group and 171 students in the control group. Five different games have been developed for use in research, including selection-matching-space-filling games, memory games, word capture games, crossword games, and millionaire games. Games were prepared by using Adobe Captivate 9.0 program. The students in the experimental group learned through educational computer games. The students in the control group learned according to the current program. Data were collected by applying the academic achievement test before and after one month of the experiment. To analyze the data were used quantitative data methods; T-Test for independent samples, t-Test for dependent samples, Mann-Whitney U test, and Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The results of the study indicate that the students who learned vocabulary with educational computer games were more successful than the students who learned according to the current program. The learning in the experimental group is more retention than in the control group. Article visualizations:<img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0963/a.php" alt="Hit counter" />

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A Systematic Review of Digital Games in Second Language Learning Studies

Cited by 29 publications

References 50 publications

Teachers’ Perception towards the Use of Quizizz in the Teaching and Learning of English: A Systematic Review

Teachers’ Perception towards the Use of Quizizz in the Teaching and Learning of English: A Systematic Review

Learning Foreign Languages in a Digital Environment: Learners’ Perception of the Sudden Transition to e-Learning During COVID-19 Lockdown

The Effect of Educational Computer Games on the Vocabulary Learning Performance of Turkish Middle School Efl Students

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