Evaluating gamescapes and simapps as effective classroom teaching tools

Ashish Amresh; Vipin Verma; Tyler Baron; Rahul Salla; David Clarke; Doug Beckwith

doi:10.34190/GBL.19.151

Evaluating gamescapes and simapps as effective classroom teaching tools

Ashish Amresh, Vipin Verma, Tyler Baron, Rahul Salla, David Clarke, Doug Beckwith

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

2 Scopus citations

Abstract

GameScapes and SimApps, are new narrative and game mechanic influenced tools for improving the classroom learning experience of students. In Fall 2015, GameScapes and SimApps were tested with 16 American colleges and universities and 26 members of their faculties to improve learning outcomes in first-year composition classes, many including English as secondary language students, specifically focusing on writing skills and grammar abilities. Several GameScapes and SimApps developed for the course were tested with over 1000 students. Faculty members could select at least two games from a set of 17 such games that would best align with their courses’ learning objectives. Scores earned in student gameplay were converted to points that applied to students’ grades in the courses. This paper presents a formative evaluation of the GameScapes and SimApps that were used by the teachers and students and discusses best practices, classroom observations, learning outcomes and future scalability of this methodology to other courses.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Game Based Learning, ECGBL 2019
Editors	Lars Elbaek, Gunver Majgaard, Andrea Valente, Saifuddin Khalid
Publisher	Dechema e.V.
Pages	22-31
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781912764389
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.34190/GBL.19.151
State	Published - Jan 1 2019
Event	13th International Conference on Game Based Learning, ECGBL 2019 - Odense, Denmark Duration: Oct 3 2019 → Oct 4 2019

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the European Conference on Games-based Learning
Volume	2019-October
ISSN (Print)	2049-0992

Conference

Conference	13th International Conference on Game Based Learning, ECGBL 2019
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Odense
Period	10/3/19 → 10/4/19

Keywords

Assessment
Evaluation
Game mechanics
Serious games

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Computer Networks and Communications
Human-Computer Interaction
Software
Control and Systems Engineering
Education

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Amresh, A., Verma, V., Baron, T., Salla, R., Clarke, D., & Beckwith, D. (2019). Evaluating gamescapes and simapps as effective classroom teaching tools. In L. Elbaek, G. Majgaard, A. Valente, & S. Khalid (Eds.), Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Game Based Learning, ECGBL 2019 (pp. 22-31). (Proceedings of the European Conference on Games-based Learning; Vol. 2019-October). Dechema e.V.. https://doi.org/10.34190/GBL.19.151

Evaluating gamescapes and simapps as effective classroom teaching tools. / Amresh, Ashish; Verma, Vipin; Baron, Tyler et al.
Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Game Based Learning, ECGBL 2019. ed. / Lars Elbaek; Gunver Majgaard; Andrea Valente; Saifuddin Khalid. Dechema e.V., 2019. p. 22-31 (Proceedings of the European Conference on Games-based Learning; Vol. 2019-October).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Amresh, A, Verma, V, Baron, T, Salla, R, Clarke, D & Beckwith, D 2019, Evaluating gamescapes and simapps as effective classroom teaching tools. in L Elbaek, G Majgaard, A Valente & S Khalid (eds), Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Game Based Learning, ECGBL 2019. Proceedings of the European Conference on Games-based Learning, vol. 2019-October, Dechema e.V., pp. 22-31, 13th International Conference on Game Based Learning, ECGBL 2019, Odense, Denmark, 10/3/19. https://doi.org/10.34190/GBL.19.151

Amresh A, Verma V, Baron T, Salla R, Clarke D, Beckwith D. Evaluating gamescapes and simapps as effective classroom teaching tools. In Elbaek L, Majgaard G, Valente A, Khalid S, editors, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Game Based Learning, ECGBL 2019. Dechema e.V. 2019. p. 22-31. (Proceedings of the European Conference on Games-based Learning). doi: 10.34190/GBL.19.151

Amresh, Ashish ; Verma, Vipin ; Baron, Tyler et al. / Evaluating gamescapes and simapps as effective classroom teaching tools. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Game Based Learning, ECGBL 2019. editor / Lars Elbaek ; Gunver Majgaard ; Andrea Valente ; Saifuddin Khalid. Dechema e.V., 2019. pp. 22-31 (Proceedings of the European Conference on Games-based Learning).

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