Maximizing learning without sacrificing the fun: Stealth assessment, adaptivity and learning supports in educational games.
In this study, we investigated the validity of a stealth assessment of physics understanding in an educational game, as well as the effectiveness of different game‐level delivery methods and various in‐game supports on learning. Using a game called Physics Playground, we randomly assigned 263 ninth‐...
| Published in: | Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 127 - 142 |
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| Format: | pictorial research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Feb2021
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