Design and evaluation of a social and embodied multiplayer reading game to engage primary school learners in Namibia

• Published in: British journal of educational technology Vol. 53; no. 6; pp. 1571 - 1590
• Main Authors: Itenge, Helvi, Muashekele, Chris, Chamunorwa, Michael Bosomefi, Winschiers‐Theophilus, Heike, Brereton, Margot, Soro, Alessandro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Coventry Wiley 01.11.2022; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities); African Culture; Appropriate technology; Cooperative Learning; Design; Educational Games; Educational technology; Elementary School Students; Elementary Schools; engagement; Foreign Countries; Games; Group Dynamics; immersion; Learner Engagement; learners; Namibia; reading; Reading Instruction; Research Methodology; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique); Student Attitudes; Student participation; Teaching Methods; Namibia

Namibia, a southern African country with an Ubuntu culture that emphasizes interrelations, generally displays a low reading culture. In this study, we explored a social approach to reading to engage Namibian primary learners. Inspired by promising reading approaches, such as shared group reading enh...