Serious games as new educational tools: how effective are they? A meta-analysis of recent studies
By C. Girard, Jean Écalle, Annie Magnan. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2013
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Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Sociology and Political Science
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- The Effect of Educational Games on Learning Outcomes, Student Motivation, Engagement and Satisfaction (2020, background): “Nevertheless, it is hard to determine the effectiveness of educational games since the literature has many limitations such as various types of educational games and different control groups (Girard et al., 2013).”
- Constructionist Gaming: Understanding the Benefits of Making Games for Learning (2015, background): “…found significant impact (Wouters, van Nimwegen, von Oostendorp, & van der Spek, 2013), others were more hesitant in their assessment of impact (Girard, Ecalle, & Magant, 2012; Vogel et al., 2013); still others were downright dismissive of the motivation and cognitive benefits claimed by…”