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Use Of Multimedia Games For Biology Vocabulary Instruction, Ian Murray
Use Of Multimedia Games For Biology Vocabulary Instruction, Ian Murray
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Vocabulary knowledge is considered fundamental to learning. However, students typically find learning scientific vocabulary quite difficult, and that is especially true for biology vocabulary. Games are well established as effective tools for vocabulary instruction. Multimedia instruction is likewise recognized as aiding vocabulary learning. To date, however, there seems have been little examination of the use of multimedia games in biology vocabulary instruction. This study, therefore, compared the effectiveness of digital multimedia games and traditional instruction in teaching biology vocabulary.
A two-group, quasi-experimental study was carried out over the course of 61 days. Participants were a convenience sample of 10 high …