Game features and individual differences: Interactive effects on motivation and performance

Matthew E. Jacovina; Erica L. Snow; G. Tanner Jackson; Danielle McNamara

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-19773-9_81

Game features and individual differences: Interactive effects on motivation and performance

Matthew E. Jacovina, Erica L. Snow, G. Tanner Jackson, Danielle McNamara

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Abstract

To optimize the benefits of game-based practice within Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs), researchers examine how game features influence students' motivation and performance. The current study examined the influence of game features and individual differences (reading ability and learning intentions) on motivation and performance. Participants (n = 58) viewed lesson videos in iSTART-2, an ITS designed to improve reading comprehension skills, and practiced with either a game-like activity or a minimally game-like activity. No main effects of game environment were observed. However, there was an interaction between game environment and pretest learning intentions in predicting students’ self-reported effort. The correlation between learning intentions and self-reported effort was not significant for students who practiced with the more game-like activity, whereas it was for students who practiced in the less game-like activity. We discuss the implications for this interaction and how it might drive future research.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Artificial Intelligence in Education - 17th International Conference, AIED 2015, Proceedings
Editors	Cristina Conati, Neil Heffernan, Antonija Mitrovic, M. Felisa Verdejo
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	642-645
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9783319197722
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19773-9_81
State	Published - 2015
Event	17th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2015 - Madrid, Spain Duration: Jun 22 2015 → Jun 26 2015

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	9112
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Other

Other	17th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2015
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Madrid
Period	6/22/15 → 6/26/15

Keywords

Game-based learning
Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Motivation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Jacovina, M. E., Snow, E. L., Tanner Jackson, G., & McNamara, D. (2015). Game features and individual differences: Interactive effects on motivation and performance. In C. Conati, N. Heffernan, A. Mitrovic, & M. Felisa Verdejo (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence in Education - 17th International Conference, AIED 2015, Proceedings (pp. 642-645). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 9112). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19773-9_81

Game features and individual differences: Interactive effects on motivation and performance. / Jacovina, Matthew E.; Snow, Erica L.; Tanner Jackson, G. et al.
Artificial Intelligence in Education - 17th International Conference, AIED 2015, Proceedings. ed. / Cristina Conati; Neil Heffernan; Antonija Mitrovic; M. Felisa Verdejo. Springer Verlag, 2015. p. 642-645 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 9112).

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

Jacovina, ME, Snow, EL, Tanner Jackson, G & McNamara, D 2015, Game features and individual differences: Interactive effects on motivation and performance. in C Conati, N Heffernan, A Mitrovic & M Felisa Verdejo (eds), Artificial Intelligence in Education - 17th International Conference, AIED 2015, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 9112, Springer Verlag, pp. 642-645, 17th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2015, Madrid, Spain, 6/22/15. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19773-9_81

Jacovina ME, Snow EL, Tanner Jackson G, McNamara D. Game features and individual differences: Interactive effects on motivation and performance. In Conati C, Heffernan N, Mitrovic A, Felisa Verdejo M, editors, Artificial Intelligence in Education - 17th International Conference, AIED 2015, Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 2015. p. 642-645. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-19773-9_81

Jacovina, Matthew E. ; Snow, Erica L. ; Tanner Jackson, G. et al. / Game features and individual differences : Interactive effects on motivation and performance. Artificial Intelligence in Education - 17th International Conference, AIED 2015, Proceedings. editor / Cristina Conati ; Neil Heffernan ; Antonija Mitrovic ; M. Felisa Verdejo. Springer Verlag, 2015. pp. 642-645 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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