Abstract
Society is facing increasingly complex problems. Hence, it is essential that learners develop the ability to solve complex, dynamic problems. As a design task, game-design is a promising method of teaching complex problem solving. In this study, students who attended an afterschool game-design course showed significant improvements in their complex problem solving skills, as measured by an interactive microworld (Genetics Lab), system exploration, t(10) = 2.787, p = .019, d=.734; system knowledge, t(10) = 2.437, p = .035, d=.84; system application, t(10) = 2.472, p = .033, d=.746. The results of the current study extend earlier findings where researchers observed game-design to be an effective method of teaching problem-solving skills and add that teaching of complex problem solving is also possible.
Original language | American English |
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State | Published - Apr 10 2016 |
Event | American Educational Research Association - San Antonio, TX Duration: Apr 1 2017 → … |
Conference
Conference | American Educational Research Association |
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Period | 04/1/17 → … |
Keywords
- Afterschool game-design course
- Complex problem solving
- Digital game design
- Teaching
DC Disciplines
- Education
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Curriculum and Social Inquiry