Disciplinary Integration of Digital Games for Science Learning

Douglas B. Clark; Pratim Sengupta; Corey E. Brady; Mario M. Martinez-Garza; Stephen S. Killingsworth

International Journal of STEM Education Vol. 2, No. 1 (2015)

Background: In this paper, we investigate the relationship between theory and design in the context of creating digital games to support children's development of scientific expertise. Synthesis: Theoretically, we consider two frameworks--Knowledge...

SURGE’s Evolution Deeper into Formal Representations: The Siren’s Call of Popular Game-Play Mechanics

Douglas Clark; Satyugjit Virk; Pratim Sengupta; Corey Brady; Mario Martinez-Garza; Kara Krinks; Stephen Killingsworth; John Kinnebrew; Gautam Biswas; Jacqueline Barnes; James Minstrell; Brian Nelson; Kent Slack; Cynthia D'Angelo

International Journal of Designs for Learning Vol. 7, No. 1 (Feb 03, 2016)

We have iteratively designed and researched five digital games focusing on Newtonian dynamics for middle school classrooms during the past seven years. The designs have evolved dramatically in terms of the roles and relationships of the formal...

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