Adaptive Feedback in Digital Educational Games: An Explanatory Item Response Theory Approach.

Background: The potential of adaptive feedback in digital educational games remains largely unexplored. Fractions are a suitable topic for investigating the effectiveness of adaptive feedback, as the complexity of this domain highlights the need for adequate feedback. Objectives: This study examines...

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Publicado en:Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 41; no. 5; pp. 1 - 15
Autores principales: Demedts, Febe, Said‐Metwaly, Sameh, Kiili, Kristian, Ninaus, Manuel, Lindstedt, Antero, Reynvoet, Bert, Sasanguie, Delphine, Depaepe, Fien
Formato: pictorial research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Oct2025
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          Demedts, Febe
          Said‐Metwaly, Sameh
          Kiili, Kristian
          Ninaus, Manuel
          Lindstedt, Antero
          Reynvoet, Bert
          Sasanguie, Delphine
          Depaepe, Fien
        affil: Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Centre for Instructional Psychology and Technology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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          Mathematics Education
          Computer-Assisted Instruction
          Games
          Feedback
          Learning Methods
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      ab: Background: The potential of adaptive feedback in digital educational games remains largely unexplored. Fractions are a suitable topic for investigating the effectiveness of adaptive feedback, as the complexity of this domain highlights the need for adequate feedback. Objectives: This study examines the effectiveness of explanatory adaptive feedback in a digital educational game to address two particular misconceptions regarding fractions (i.e., Natural Number Bias and Unit of Reference). Methods: A total of 197 4th graders were randomly assigned to two different conditions, each playing a different version of a digital educational game: one with corrective feedback and one with explanatory adaptive feedback. During gameplay, we collected log data of students' item‐wise correctness and misconception errors. Results: Explanatory item response analyses indicated that correctness improved in both game versions, with a more pronounced increase for the game with explanatory adaptive feedback compared to the game with corrective feedback. However, no decrease in misconception errors was observed in either game version. Moreover, neither the type of misconception nor students' prior fraction knowledge were moderating factors. These results suggest that adaptive feedback can support students in learning fractions; however, to reduce misconception errors concrete feedback should be optimised.
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