Linear path design in EERs tends to foster collaboration, while open-path structures enable positive social interdependence¶

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q2 i? A linear path design tends to foster collaboration skills because it requires players to work together on a single puzzle at a time, whereas path-based, hybrid, or open-path EERs allow participants to split off and work on different puzzles independently. → Vorderobermeier 2024

Evidence¶

Vorderobermeier 2024¶

Vorderobermeier, A., Abel, J., & Sailer, M. (2024). Theoretical foundations and approaches in research on educational escape rooms: A systematic review. Educational Research Review, 44, 100625. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2024.100625

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The review reports, citing Hamilton et al. (2021) and Veldkamp et al., that path structure shapes collaboration. Hamilton et al. empirically compared linear and open path escape rooms; the review narrates the finding without effect sizes.

"A linear path design tends to foster collaboration skills (Hamilton et al., 2021). This sequential organization of puzzles requires players to work together on a single puzzle at a time (Hamilton et al., 2021). By contrast, path-based, hybrid structures or open-path EERs allow participants to collaborate by splitting off and working on different puzzles independently"

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