Creativity estimate significantly predicts physics learning and game enjoyment¶
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q3 i? The stealth assessment estimate of creativity significantly predicted learning of physics content and game enjoyment, supporting criterion validity. → Shute 2020
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Shute 2020¶
Shute, V. J., & Rahimi, S. (2020). Stealth Assessment of Creativity in a Physics Video Game. Computers in Human Behavior. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563220303940
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The abstract summarizes results from the 167-student pretest-posttest study: the stealth creativity estimate "significantly predicts in-game performance", game enjoyment, and physics learning. The truncated text reports the abstract-level summary of these regression findings.
"creativity (i.e., estimated using our stealth assessment of creativity) significantly predicts in-game performance (e.g., number of levels solved), game enjoyment, and learning of physics content"
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Creativity estimate significantly predicts physics learning and game enjoyment |
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Creativity estimate significantly predicts physics learning and game enjoyment |
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2020 |
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