TY - JOUR
T1 - The roles of engagement and competition on learner’s performance and motivation in game-based science learning
AU - Chen, Ching Huei
AU - Law, Victor
AU - Huang, Kun
PY - 2019/8/15
Y1 - 2019/8/15
N2 - In a game-based learning (GBL) environment for seventh-grade students, this study investigated the impact of competition, engagement in games, and the relationship between the two on students’ in-game performance and flow experience, which, in turn, impacted their science learning outcomes. Structural equation modeling was employed to test a hypothesized path model. The findings showed that students’ engagement in games not only predicted their in-game performance, but also had an impact on science learning outcomes via the mediation of in-game performance. While competition alone did not have a direct effect on either in-game performance or flow experience, it was indirectly related to in-game performance via the moderation of students’ engagement in games. The study concludes with implications for future GBL interventions and studies.
AB - In a game-based learning (GBL) environment for seventh-grade students, this study investigated the impact of competition, engagement in games, and the relationship between the two on students’ in-game performance and flow experience, which, in turn, impacted their science learning outcomes. Structural equation modeling was employed to test a hypothesized path model. The findings showed that students’ engagement in games not only predicted their in-game performance, but also had an impact on science learning outcomes via the mediation of in-game performance. While competition alone did not have a direct effect on either in-game performance or flow experience, it was indirectly related to in-game performance via the moderation of students’ engagement in games. The study concludes with implications for future GBL interventions and studies.
KW - Competition
KW - Engagement
KW - Flow
KW - Game-based learning
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U2 - 10.1007/s11423-019-09670-7
DO - 10.1007/s11423-019-09670-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85066915302
SN - 1042-1629
VL - 67
SP - 1003
EP - 1024
JO - Educational Technology Research and Development
JF - Educational Technology Research and Development
IS - 4
ER -