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Learning Through Games: Essential Features Of An Educational Game, Kannan Amr
Learning Through Games: Essential Features Of An Educational Game, Kannan Amr
Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation - Dissertations
This study investigated the following research questions: (1) Do instructional games augment learning? (2) What is the impact of the challenge and fantasy features in instructional games on learning? For the purpose of this study, a game called "Humatan" was designed to teach human anatomy to high school students based on the Baltimore County Public Schools curriculum. Four different versions of the Humatan game were created:
1. A game with only the challenge feature turned on
2. A game with only the fantasy feature turned on
3. A game with both the challenge and fantasy features turned on
4. A …