Search results for author:"Leonard Annetta"
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Investigating Science Interest in a Game-Based Learning Project
Leonard Annetta; David Vallett; Bonnie Fusarelli; Richard Lamb; Meng-Tzu Cheng; Shawn Holmes; Elizabeth Folta; Brandi Thurmond
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 33, No. 4 (October 2014) pp. 381–407
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect Serious Educational Games (SEGs) had on student interest in science in a federally funded game-based learning project. It can be argued that today’s students are more likely to engage in video...
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Science Teacher Efficacy and Extrinsic Factors toward Professional Development Using Video Games in a Design-Based Research Model: The Next Generation of STEM Learning
Leonard A. Annetta; Wendy M. Frazier; Elizabeth Folta; Shawn Holmes; Richard Lamb; Meng-Tzu Cheng
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 22, No. 1 (February 2013) pp. 47–61
Designed-based research principles guided the study of 51 secondary-science teachers in the second year of a 3-year professional development project. The project entailed the creation of student-centered, inquiry-based, science, video games. A...
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Assessing Twenty-First Century Skills through a Teacher Created Video Game for High School Biology Students
Leonard A. Annetta; Meng-Tzu Cheng; Shawn Holmes
Research in Science & Technological Education Vol. 28, No. 2 (July 2010) pp. 101–114
As twenty-first century skills become a greater focus in K-12 education, an infusion of technology that meets the needs of today's students is paramount. This study looks at the design and creation of a Multiplayer Educational Gaming Application ...
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NTLI Fellows Symposium, Part 2
Shawn Holmes; Leonard Annetta; Meng-Tzu Cheng
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 3674–3681
Since 2000, SITE has been collaborating with a number of teacher education associations through the National Technology Leadership Initiative (NTLI). The NTLI Fellowships were established to recognize an exemplary presentation on technology at the...
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Bridging Realty to Virtual Reality: Investigating Gender Effect and Student Engagement on Learning through Video Game Play in an Elementary School Classroom
Leonard Annetta; Jennifer Mangrum; Shawn Holmes; Kimberly Collazo; Meng-Tzu Cheng
International Journal of Science Education Vol. 31, No. 8 (May 2009) pp. 1091–1113
The purpose of this study was to examine students' learning of simple machines, a fifth-grade (ages 10-11) forces and motion unit, and student engagement using a teacher-created Multiplayer Educational Gaming Application. This mixed-method study...
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Construction of a Simulation from a Video Case: An Ethical Sensitivity Assessment and its Impact on Science Educators
Shawn Holmes; Leonard Annetta; Meng-Tzu Cheng
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 3765–3772
A simulation was created to emulate two Racial Ethical Sensitivity Test (REST) videos. This mixed-methods study aimed to affect ethical sensitivity of preservice and inservice science teachers to racial and gender intolerant behavior in school...