Design and Heuristic Evaluation of MathQuest: A Role-Playing Game for Numbers

Student-centred digital game–based learning: a conceptual framework and survey of the state of the art

“…Meaning from experience was better represented (Shafie and Ahmad 2010;Bate et al 2014;Bowen et al 2014;Shahriarpour 2014;Lin and Lin 2014;Peng et al 2017;Hwang et al 2013;Hwang et al 2015;Wang et al 2018;Yang et al 2010;Liu and Chu 2010;Ameerbakhsh et al 2018;Neville et al 2009;Su and Cheng 2013;ter Vrugte et al 2017;Monteiro et al 2011;Norton et al 2008). This was particularly evident in commercial games utilised in language learning, where language skills developed as a natural part of the game are applicable in similar situations in life (Liu and Chu 2010;Neville et al 2009).…”

“…This principle was integrated through, for example, adventure games (Shafie and Ahmad 2010) and visual novels, where such decisions are the main interaction players have (Bowen et al 2014). World building was a well-represented section, appearing in a number of studies (Shafie and Ahmad 2010;Bate et al 2014;Bowen et al 2014;Shahriarpour 2014;Lin and Lin 2014;Seng and Yatim 2014;Peng et al 2017;Garcia and Pacheco 2013;Hwang et al 2013;Hwang et al 2015;Wang et al 2018;Yang et al 2010;Annetta et al 2013;Liu and Chu 2010;Ameerbakhsh et al 2018;Neville et al 2009;Kiger et al 2012;Su and Cheng 2013;ter Vrugte et al 2017;Diah et al 2012;Monteiro et al 2011;Norton et al 2008). Commercial games such as SimCity allowed players to learn while creating and developing their world during their integration of the game into the classroom (Lin and Lin 2014).…”

“…Use of follow-up periods and post-study evaluation of SCDGBL interventions was limited. While active learning was demonstrated in some form in a majority of papers (Shafie and Ahmad 2010;Shahriarpour 2014;Lin and Lin 2014;Seng and Yatim 2014;Annetta et al 2013;Neville et al 2009;Su and Cheng 2013;ter Vrugte et al 2017) (Baytak and Land 2011;Bowen et al 2014;Peng et al 2017;Garcia and Pacheco 2013;Hwang et al 2013;Hwang et al 2015;Khamparia and Pandey 2018;Wang et al 2018;Yang et al 2010;Liu and Chu 2010;Ameerbakhsh et al 2018;Kiger et al 2012;Diah et al 2012;Monteiro et al 2011;Norton et al 2008), less evident was the integration of specific and popular active learning techniques routinely used in student-centred learning, such as problembased and peer-assisted learning. While a number of studies had some level of peerbased learning (King 2015;Kim and Yao 2010;Kennedy-Clark 2011;Barr 2018;Ahmad et al 2011), there was only one study within this category (Ahmad et al 2011) that conclusively demonstrated higher-level collaborative and cooperative learning experiences or more engaged peer tutoring.…”

“…in university students. The remaining paper used both (B) educational and commercial games in discussion on the effect of increased gaming within classrooms and schools(Bate et al 2014), focusing on the broader effect of accessible gaming in a school environment(Bate et al 2014).The majority of single-player games were desktop (D) games(Baytak and Land 2011;Shafie and Ahmad 2010;So 2012;Bate et al 2014;Shahriarpour 2014;Lin and Lin 2014;Seng and Yatim 2014;Peng et al 2017;Garcia and Pacheco 2013;Hwang et al 2013;Hwang et al 2015;Khamparia and Pandey 2018;Wang et al 2018;Annetta et al 2013;Liu and Chu 2010; Ameerbakhsh et al 2018; …”

“…Such studies typically looked to integrate classroom teachers and blend the intervention to preserve the normal school experience for participating students(Baytak and Land 2011;Hwang et al 2013). A small number of studies(Shafie and Ahmad 2010;Khamparia and Pandey 2018; Ameerbakhsh et al 2018;Neville et al 2009; ter…”