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Integrating Educational Content into Game: An Encapsulation Method

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Abstract

It has been well established that introducing game elements to education may engage young learners in an active learning process while achieving decent learning results. However, few previous educational game design models emphasize the balance between education and entertainment. More importantly, few of them are sustainably compatible with formal education. To meet these goals, we proposed a game design method and developed a sample game to help and improve lower grade-level students’ math learning. Empirical study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed method and students’ game-based learning performance.

Keywords

Educational game Game design Game-based learning Encapsulation method 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.College of Foundation EducationSichuan Normal UniversityChengduPeople’s Republic of China
  2. 2.School of EducationUniversity of California-IrvineIrvineUSA

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