e Elizabeth Pyatt Penn State Presented by Penn States Educational Gaming Commons Bim Angst Instructor English Jason Wolfe Programmer EGC Elizabeth Pyatt Instr Dsgnr EGC ID: 213060
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An Educational Word Arcade Gam
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Elizabeth Pyatt, Penn StateSlide2
Presented by Penn State’s
Educational Gaming CommonsBim Angst (Instructor, English)Jason Wolfe (Programmer, EGC)Elizabeth Pyatt (Instr
Dsgnr, EGC)GO TEAM!Slide3
Scenario
Beginning English Comp CourseStudents need proofreading practiceStudents hate proofreading
Let’s make a fun game! Slide4
The Mechanics
Scrolling, timed textClick on typos for valuable pointsWatch out
– points off for incorrect guesses!Scoreboard. Who can proof the fastest?Storyline across texts.
Spooky mystery.Slide5
Student Survey Says…
Good practice for grammar quizzesMore fun than quizzesMany enjoyed storyline/competitionWhoa! This moves fast! (game can be slowed)Slide6
Statistically Significant!
S.D. change in pretest vs post test scores for gaming vs non-gaming sections for
α=0.05 (t=2.26)Slide7
Let’s demo it!
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