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To Quiz or to Shoot When Practicing Grammar? Catching and Holding the Interest of Child Learners: A Field Study
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SYSNO ASEP 0556600 Druh ASEP J - Článek v odborném periodiku Zařazení RIV J - Článek v odborném periodiku Poddruh J Článek ve WOS Název To Quiz or to Shoot When Practicing Grammar? Catching and Holding the Interest of Child Learners: A Field Study Tvůrce(i) Brom, C. (CZ)
Kolek, L. (CZ)
Lukavský, Jiří (PSU-E) RID, ORCID, SAI
Děchtěrenko, Filip (PSU-E) RID, ORCID, SAI
Volná, K. (CZ)Číslo článku 856623 Zdroj.dok. Frontiers in Psychology. - : Frontiers Media
Roč. 13, duben (2022)Poč.str. 9 s. Forma vydání Tištěná - P Jazyk dok. eng - angličtina Země vyd. CH - Švýcarsko Klíč. slova game-based learning (GBL) ; quiz ; intrinsic integration ; learning analytics ; persistence ; interest ; distraction Vědní obor RIV AN - Psychologie Obor OECD Psychology (including human - machine relations) Způsob publikování Open access Institucionální podpora PSU-E - RVO:68081740 UT WOS 000792497400001 EID SCOPUS 85129049466 DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.856623 Anotace Learning grammar requires practice and practicing grammar can be boring. We examined whether an instructional game with intrinsically integrated game mechanics promotes this practice: compared to rote learning through a quiz. We did so 'in the field.' Tens of thousands children visited, in their leisure time, a public website with tens of attractive online games for children during a 6-week-long period. Of these children, 11,949 picked voluntarily our grammar training intervention. Thereafter, unbeknown to them, they were assigned either to the game or the quiz condition. By means of learning analytics, we examined variables related to participants’ persistence and performance. The results showed large participant drop-out before completing the first level in both conditions (42.2%), confirming the boringness of the topic. More children completed at least one level in the game compared to the quiz (61.8 vs. 53.6%). However, more children completed the intervention (all six levels) with the quiz (6.0 vs. 4.3%). In the game, children answered fewer questions correctly (36.3 vs. 47.4) and made more errors compared to the quiz (16.1 vs. 13.1). These findings suggest that even if a game initially catches user attention, it may not hold it. Plus, even if it is a minimalistic game with intrinsic integration of learning and playing, it may be distractive. We conclude that persistence in practicing grammar may be driven by other means than by a game’s shooting mechanics, for instance, by a desire to learn the topic and a feeling of achievement or by quizzing mechanics. Pracoviště Psychologický ústav Kontakt Štěpánka Halamová, Halamova@praha.psu.cas.cz, Tel.: 222 222 096 Rok sběru 2023 Elektronická adresa https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.856623/full
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