GBL in Math Problem Solving: Is it Effective?

Abstract

The present study investigates the difference effect of problem solving model with or without game-based learning (GBL) on lower and higher achievers’. Ninety-one students of grade eight (M = 13.9; SD = 0,5 year) from Indonesia were randomly allocated to participated in the study. Data were analyzed by using qualitative and quantitative methods. Two test were used in this study, one for assessing prior knowladge, and the other for the post-testing. Posttes was composed of two measuring both numeric (procedural and arithmatical accuracy) and reasoning (applied problems in geometry). Results indicated that students who were exposed to the game-based learning within problem solving (PS+GBL) significantly outperformed their counterparts who were exposed on the basis of textbook within problem solving (PS+TB). The positive effects of PS+GBL were observed on both tests of numeracy and applied problems in geometry. In addition, the findings show the positive effects of PS+GBL method on lower and higher achievers.

Chibumons: A Positive Effect On Game to Undergraduate Students

“…In addition, the students' relationships are closer since the game is fun, clearly instruction, beautiful illustration and the narrative of the game is interesting. Thus, Chibumons is able to help students to make a good relationship with their friends [14], [15], [16], [17]. Consequently, these results are consistent with the collected data that students have positive attitudes towards the social skill by games.…”

“…All descriptive values of this elicitation are shown in Table 3 Table 3 In Addition to, this information is worth focusing as it should be able to indicate that students strongly agreed that the Chibumons is able to help students to make a good friendship and game narrative will make students pay more attention in the developing skill. [15], [16], [17], [18], [19] Additionally, the illustration in the game is beautiful, attractive and interesting, the knowledge in the game can help the player's to apply in their daily life, while the instruction in the game is easy to understand with the mean value is 4.05. This information might lead to the assumption that students agreed that the illustration in the Chibumons is beautiful, attractive, interesting, knowledge from playing game can be applied in daily life, and the instructions in the game are easy to understand Thus, this result is consistent with the collected data that they have positive attitude towards developing social skill with game.…”

“…The design and development of Chibumons is based on digital game elements and have been applied into the game application [2], [14], [15] which are fun, gameplay, rules, interactive, adaptive, problem solving, interaction, representation and story. The detail of the usage of the game elements in Chibumons is described below [10], [16], [19]…”

Augmented Reality for Learning Mathematics: A Systematic Literature Review

“…Why are several AR development tools are more preferred than others? Besides the positive impacts, researchers may also systematically review the negative side effects of AR adaptation in learning mathematics as well as their learning experience [30] such as through game-based learning [31].…”

Packet Warriors: An Academic Mobile Action Game for Promoting OSI Model Concepts to Learners

“…The design and development of this game is a digital game that consists of various elements [10], which are fun, gameplay, rules, goals, interactive, adaptive, outcomes, feedback, challenge, problem solving, interaction, representation and story [2], [13], [14]. Details of these elements are elaborated in Table 1, and Table 2 shows some main screens of the game.…”