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A Usability Study On Shape Shape Hooray: An Adaptive Educational Game Associating 3d Geometric Shapes To Daily Objects, Winna Mia Victoria D. Buenviaje, Ma. Anniela B. Dela Cruz, Ingrid Marie Therese P. Fadriquela

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Situated learning theory argues that learning is embedded within an activity, context, and culture. It posits that students are more likely to learn if they have an exposure to the authentic context of the learning environment. Based loosely on this theory, Shape Shape Hooray is an adaptive educational game that aims to teach basic 3D geometric shapes by allowing basic education students associate 3D shapes to daily objects. As an adaptive game, this paper discusses the paths developed for different kinds of players (no prior/low prior, average, and high prior knowledge). A usability test was conducted to which a generally …