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Peeking through the classroom window: a detailed data-driven analysis on the usage of a curriculum integrated math game in authentic classrooms

Authors:

Preya Shabrina,

Ruth Okoilu Akintunde,

Mehak Maniktala,

Tiffany Barnes,

Teomara RutherfordAuthors Info & Claims

LAK '20: Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge

Pages 625 - 634

https://doi.org/10.1145/3375462.3375525

Published: 23 March 2020 Publication History

Abstract

We present a data-driven analysis that provides generalized insights of how a curriculum integrated educational math game gets used as a routinized classroom activity throughout the year in authentic primary school classrooms. Our study relates observations from a field study on Spatial Temporal Math (ST Math) to our findings mined from ST Math students' sequential game play data. We identified features that vary across game play sessions and modeled their relationship with session performance. We also derived data-informed suggestions that may provide teachers with insights into how to design classroom game play sessions to facilitate more effective learning.

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https://doi.org/10.33200/ijcer.1109501
Ahmad ASchneider JGriffiths DBiedermann DSchiffner DGreller WDrachsler H(2022)Connecting the dots – A literature review on learning analytics indicators from a learning design perspectiveJournal of Computer Assisted Learning10.1111/jcal.12716Online publication date: 26-Jul-2022
https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12716
Parra GTan E(2021)Game ChangerInternational Journal for Innovation Education and Research10.31686/ijier.vol9.iss7.32269:7(184-191)Online publication date: 1-Jul-2021
https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol9.iss7.3226

Index Terms

Peeking through the classroom window: a detailed data-driven analysis on the usage of a curriculum integrated math game in authentic classrooms
1. Applied computing
  1. Education
    1. Interactive learning environments
2. Computing methodologies
  1. Machine learning
    1. Machine learning approaches
      1. Classification and regression trees

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LAK '20: Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge

March 2020

679 pages

ISBN:9781450377126

DOI:10.1145/3375462

General Chairs:
Christoph Rensing
Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
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DIPF Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education & University of Frankfurt, Germany
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University of South Australia, Australia
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Niels Pinkwart
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
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Maren Scheffel
Open Universiteit, Netherlands
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KU Leuven, Belgium

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ERŞEN ZERGÜL E(2022)Trends of Game-Based Learning in Mathematics Education: A Systematic ReviewInternational Journal of Contemporary Educational Research10.33200/ijcer.11095019:3(603-623)Online publication date: 30-Oct-2022
https://doi.org/10.33200/ijcer.1109501
Ahmad ASchneider JGriffiths DBiedermann DSchiffner DGreller WDrachsler H(2022)Connecting the dots – A literature review on learning analytics indicators from a learning design perspectiveJournal of Computer Assisted Learning10.1111/jcal.12716Online publication date: 26-Jul-2022
https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12716
Parra GTan E(2021)Game ChangerInternational Journal for Innovation Education and Research10.31686/ijier.vol9.iss7.32269:7(184-191)Online publication date: 1-Jul-2021
https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol9.iss7.3226

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