Impacts of a mind mapping-based contextual gaming approach on EFL students’ writing performance, learning perceptions and generative uses in an English course

• Published in: Computers and education Vol. 137; pp. 59 - 77
• Main Authors: Fu, Qing-Ke, Lin, Chi-Jen, Hwang, Gwo-Jen, Zhang, Lixin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2019
• Subjects: Applications in subject areas; Interactive learning environments; Pedagogical issues; Teaching/learning strategies; Teaching/learning strategies; Interactive learning environments; Applications in subject areas; Pedagogical issues

To situate students in authentic English learning and practicing contexts so as to facilitate their writing performance, in this study, a mind mapping-based contextual gaming approach was proposed. A quasi-experiment was implemented by recruiting two English tourism classes of students from a univer...