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Gameplay Engagement and Learning in Game-Based Learning (2015, positive): “Although the results obtained in natural or real-life settings are more generalizable (Robson, 2002), experiments in laboratory settings help observe real behaviors and to provide a richer understanding of the participants and the data collected (Matthews & Ross, 2010).”
An overview of the features of chatbots in mental health: A scoping review (2019, background): “Given that randomised controlled trials are considered the most appropriate design for effectiveness studies [53, 54], researchers should conduct more randomised controlled trials to assess the effectiveness of chatbots in mental health.”
Teacher professional development through collaborative action research: impact on foreign English-language teaching and learning (2013, background): “In this sense, we lived the transformative power of interviews and how reflections were triggered by our interactions (Matthews and Ross 2010).”