Game-Based Learning in an Online Environment: Effects on Student Engagement
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Game-Based Learning in an Online Environment: Effects on Student Engagement |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 2177 |
Book Title | Handbook of Research on Fostering Student Engagement With Instructional Technology in Higher Education |
Authors | Ko, Stephen (Author) and Kong, Eric (Author) |
Editors | Alqurashi, Emtinan |
Page Range | 327-345 |
Chapter Number | 18 |
Number of Pages | 19 |
Year | 2020 |
Publisher | IGI Global |
Place of Publication | Hershey, United States |
ISBN | 9781799801191 |
9781799801214 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0119-1.ch018 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/game-based-learning-in-an-online-environment/236859 |
Abstract | A game-based learning team exercise was specifically designed as a teaching tool which aimed to unlock the black box of cultivating student engagement in an online learning environment. In the exercise, online distance learning students were divided into police and prisoner groups whereby they were required to use different resources for catching the prisoners or for escaping from the police on a virtual map. The team exercise helped to create an innovative online learning environment that was active, cooperative, and encouraged student engagement, these being some of the key elements to enhance the quality of student experience. To evaluate the effectiveness of this exercise, an experiment was conducted using survey data from undergraduate students in an online learning environment. Results showed that the online class with a team-based activity had significantly higher scores in students' behavioral engagement than the other online class without a team-based activity while the differences in cognitive and emotional engagements were not significant. |
Keywords | game-based learning; online learning; student engagement; higher education; undergraduate students |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 399999. Other education not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China |
School of Management and Enterprise | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q564v/game-based-learning-in-an-online-environment-effects-on-student-engagement
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