Adventures with Anxiety: Gender bias in using a digital game for teaching vocational English.
Background: In Norway, games were introduced into the 2020 English curriculum; acknowledging games as language learning resources alongside other text‐based material. However, little is known about the type of games selected by English teachers, reasons for doing so, or how games are actually used i...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 40; no. 6; pp. 2715 - 2735 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Dec2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=180899663&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 180899663 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 02664909 6M1 jtl: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning issn: 02664909 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Dec2024 vid: 40 iid: 6 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 180899663 177272101 180899663 180899663 10.1111/jcal.13006 180899663 ppf: 2715 ppct: 20 formats: tig: atl: Adventures with Anxiety: Gender bias in using a digital game for teaching vocational English. aug: au: Ahmadian, Shilan Brevik, Lisbeth M. Öhrn, Elisabet affil: Department of Teacher Education and School Research, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway sug: subj: Anxiety Therapy Gamification Teaching Methods Evaluation Video Games Psychosocial Factors Computer-Assisted Instruction Gender Bias English as a Second Language Education Human Norway Male Female Adolescence Multimethod Studies Students, High School Learning Methods Teaching Materials Surveys Sex Factors Child Development Videorecording Learning Environment Interviews Retrospective Design Research Protocols Reflexivity (Research) Thematic Analysis Skill Acquisition Communication Vocabulary Emotions Salaries and Fringe Benefits Descriptive Statistics Thinking Inferential Statistics Mental Health Adolescent: 13-18 years Male Female ab: Background: In Norway, games were introduced into the 2020 English curriculum; acknowledging games as language learning resources alongside other text‐based material. However, little is known about the type of games selected by English teachers, reasons for doing so, or how games are actually used in teaching. This is particularly relevant in gendered vocational classes, with mainly girls or boys respectively in different programmes, as national surveys show that while most teenage boys play digital games, comparatively few girls do. Objectives: The primary aim was to investigate how the digital commercial game Adventures with Anxiety was used during naturally occurring English teaching in four gendered vocational classes: one Technological and Industrial Production class (boys only) and three Healthcare, Childhood and Youth development classes (girls mainly). Methods: Participants involved 36 students (aged 16–17) and two English teachers. Using a mixed methods design (Brevik, 2022), we combined quantitative and qualitative analyses of classroom video recordings (5.5 h), student screen recordings during gameplay (8 h) and retrospective teacher interviews (1.5 h). Analyses relied on the validated PLATO observation protocol (Grossman, 2015) and reflexive thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2022). Results and Conclusions: English teachers expressed a dual aim in using the game for teaching English; to improve students' language skills and provide experiences of how to live with anxiety. Although the game offered relevant vocabulary and virtual experiences with anxiety; anxiety emerged as a professional component of caring professions in the girls‐mainly classes, while being used to help boys acknowledge anxiety in their own lives. Lay Summary: What is currently known about this topic: There is an increased emphasis on promoting digital games for classroom useDigital games used for classroom teaching are mainly researcher‐initiated interventionsDigital games in teaching are often educational and used to develop vocabularyA digital divide exists; boys play more digital games and more often than girls do What this paper adds: A commercial game was used in naturally occurring English teaching about mental healthWe identified gender bias in how the game was implemented differently in gendered vocational classesIn girls‐mainly classes, the game was used as a doorway into professional caring professionsIn boys‐only classes, the game was used as a doorway into a personal mental health sphere Implications for practitioners: Using a commercial game as a resource in English classes is relevant for teaching about mental healthIt is important to consciously consider potential gender bias when using the same game across gendered classesTeachers who consider using digital games for teaching English might face gendered equality challenges pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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