Serious Games are a Serious Tool for Team Research

Coovert, Michael D.; Winner, Jennifer; Bennett, Winston; Howard, David

doi:10.17083/ijsg.v4i1.141

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“…In experimental investigations, SG allow collecting a wide array of precise measurements, maintaining full control of simulated events, modulating parameters with rigor, measuring performances in detail, and controlling trigger events better (80). SG, as presented here, have considerable advantages for simulation and empirical research.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Dimensions are deemed positive if scored between +1 and +3 and negative if scored between 0 and -3, in which case the SG needs to be improved. The psychometric properties (validity and reliability) of the French-language scale are entirely satisfactory, having obtained a Cronbach's α of 0.75 for each of the dimensions (80). A supplementary question in the form of a visual analogue scale from 0 to 100 will be added to examine how realistic the nurses perceive the SG to be relative to their professional activity.…”

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Effects of environmental distractors on nurse emergency triage accuracy: a pilot study protocol

Delmas

Fiorentino

Antonini

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Background: The clinical decisions of emergency department triage nurses need to be of the highest accuracy. However, studies have found repeatedly that these nurses over- or underestimate the severity of patient health conditions. This has major consequences for patient safety and patient flow management. Workplace distractors such as noise and task interruptions have been pointed to as factors that might explain this inaccuracy. The use of a serious game reproducing the work environment during triage affords the opportunity to explore the impact of these distractors on nurse emergency triage accuracy, in a safe setting. Methods/Design: A pilot study with a factorial design will be carried out to test the acceptability and feasibility of a serious game developed specifically to simulate the triage process in emergency departments and to explore the primary effects of distractors on nurse emergency triage accuracy. Eighty emergency nurses will be randomized into four groups: three groups exposed to different distractors (A: noise, B: task interruptions, C: noise and task interruptions) and one control group. All nurses will have to complete 20 clinical vignettes within two hours. For each vignette, a gold standard assessment will be determined by experts. Pre-tests will be conducted with clinicians and certified emergency nurses to evaluate the appeal of the serious game. Discussion: Study results will inform the design of large-scale investigations and will help identify teaching, training and research areas that require further development.

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Effects of environmental distractors on nurse emergency triage accuracy: a pilot study protocol

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Fiorentino

Antonini

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“…Serious games is referred to as games that can potentially 1) to be fun and entertaining, and 2) to be educational (Bellotti, Kapralos, Lee, Moreno-Ger, & Berta, 2013). (Coovert, Winner, Bennett, & Howard, 2012) stated that serious games refers to computerized games and advanced video graphics systems utilized for non-entertainment purposes and whose focus is on learning and training or educational and behavioral change.…”

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They Like to Play Games? Student Interest of Serious Game-Based Assessments for Language Literacy

Aziz¹,

Norman²,

Nordin³

et al. 2019

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A renewal of interest in the area of gamification was found in a generation of digital natives whom were born with the mainstreaming of high-speed, broadband Internet connectivity and gaming is such a common culture among them. In contrast, common standardized test applied in current education setting serves as a barrier to the learning innovation, technology expansion and digital culture resulting in increasing anxiety among students. In addition, the traditional approach of assessment has been reported to fail in meeting the digital needs of student learning in 21 st century learning setting. The purpose of this study is to explore the perception among students on serious game-based educational assessment as an alternative assessment in early language literacy. This study applied a quantitative survey design to gain 122 primary level student's perception on serious games for language literacy assessment. The findings show that respondents show interest in applying serious game-based assessment as part of an alternative assessment for language literacy context, which is in contrast with the nature of standardized tests in typical formal educational setting. More than 75 percent respondents agreed and gave positive feedback of satisfaction towards the use of serious game-based assessment for language literacy learning. The study was relevant in order to meet the new and changing demands in future assessment approaches. It is hoped that the implications of this study can serve as a guideline for the design and development of future assessment in language literacy through alternative assessment for primary school students.

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“…Serious games are designed to have an impact on the target audience (Bellotti, Kapralos, Lee, Moreno-Ger, & Berta, 2013) which is beyond the pure entertainment aspect (Bellotti, Kapralos, Lee, Moreno-Ger, & Berta, 2013;Coovert, Winner, Bennett, & Howard, 2017); to make formal education more exciting and engaging via enhancement of pedagogical and assessment approaches in technological innovation (Arnab et al, 2012) and an attractive tool for education and training (Coovert, Winner, Bennett, & Howard, 2017). Therefore, Serious Games is one of the alternative platforms to perform formative and real time assessment for student.…”

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Framework Development of Serious Game-Based Instrument for Malay Language Early Literacy Assessment

Aziz¹,

Norman²,

Nordin³

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Literacy achievement is important because it is the underpinning skills that sustain an individual's competencies in early education. However, most of assessment instrument nowadays are in the form of traditional summative assessment. The emerging assessment instrument in recent evolution of technology allows teachers, educators and assessment workers to seek for better approaches in evaluating and assessing students' achievement. While the traditional assessment methods are gradually being transformed into informal and formative assessment methods, an establishment of an alternative assessment framework is needed to accommodate the transformation. Therefore, the aim of this study is to establish the framework development of a Serious Game-Based Instrument for early literacy student assessment. The study used the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) approach to determine the appropriate gamification features of Serious Games and develop the serious game-based assessment framework. For that purposed, 17 experts from different fields of studies were involved in the FGD session. The findings were analyzed using descriptive analysis. This study concludes by highlighting the proposed framework of the Serious Game-Based Literacy Assessment by verifying gamification features and literacy constructs needed for the development of Serious Games of Early Literacy Student Assessment.

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Serious Games are a Serious Tool for Team Research

Cited by 27 publications

References 62 publications

Effects of environmental distractors on nurse emergency triage accuracy: a pilot study protocol

Effects of environmental distractors on nurse emergency triage accuracy: a pilot study protocol

They Like to Play Games? Student Interest of Serious Game-Based Assessments for Language Literacy

Framework Development of Serious Game-Based Instrument for Malay Language Early Literacy Assessment

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