Digital Game-Based Learning in high school Computer Science education: Impact on educational effectiveness and student motivation

• Published in: Computers and education Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12
• Main Author: Papastergiou, Marina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applications in subject areas; Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer Science; Computer Science Education; Computer Software; Computer Software Evaluation; Computer System Design; Computers; Educational Games; Educational Technology; Electronic Learning; Females; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Gender studies; Greece; High School Students; Hypermedia; Instructional Effectiveness; Interactive learning environments; Males; Multimedia/hypermedia systems; Pretests Posttests; Program Effectiveness; Questionnaires; Secondary education; Student Motivation; Teaching Methods; Greece; Multimedia/hypermedia systems; Interactive learning environments; Applications in subject areas; Secondary education; Gender studies

The aim of this study was to assess the learning effectiveness and motivational appeal of a computer game for learning computer memory concepts, which was designed according to the curricular objectives and the subject matter of the Greek high school Computer Science (CS) curriculum, as compared to...