EGameFlow: A scale to measure learners’ enjoyment of e-learning games
ARTICLE
Fong-Ling Fu, Rong-Chang Su, Sheng-Chin Yu
Computers & Education Volume 52, Number 1, ISSN 0360-1315 Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
In an effective e-learning game, the learner’s enjoyment acts as a catalyst to encourage his/her learning initiative. Therefore, the availability of a scale that effectively measures the enjoyment offered by e-learning games assist the game designer to understanding the strength and flaw of the game efficiently from the learner’s points of view. E-learning games are aimed at the achievement of learning objectives via the creation of a flow effect. Thus, this study is based on Sweetser’s & Wyeth’s framework to develop a more rigorous scale that assesses user enjoyment of e-learning games. The scale developed in the present study consists of eight dimensions: Immersion, social interaction, challenge, goal clarity, feedback, concentration, control, and knowledge improvement. Four learning games employed in a university’s online learning course “Introduction to Software Application” were used as the instruments of scale verification. Survey questionnaires were distributed to students taking the course and 166 valid samples were subsequently collected. The results showed that the validity and reliability of the scale, EGameFlow, were satisfactory. Thus, the measurement is an effective tool for evaluating the level of enjoyment provided by e-learning games to their users.
Citation
Fu, F.L., Su, R.C. & Yu, S.C. (2009). EGameFlow: A scale to measure learners’ enjoyment of e-learning games. Computers & Education, 52(1), 101-112. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved August 7, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/67125/.
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Keywords
- College Students
- Computer Assisted Instruction
- Computer Software
- Computer Software Evaluation
- Computer Uses in Education
- computers
- educational games
- educational technology
- electronic learning
- EVALUATION METHODS
- instructional design
- internet
- Measurement Techniques
- online courses
- Questionnaires
- Rating Scales
- student attitudes
- student motivation
- Student Surveys
- technology integration
- Test Construction
- Test Reliability
- Test Validity
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