Multi-session game conditions outperform nongame conditions while single-session games do not, though total play duration shows no association with effect size¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · quant-synthesis r3 · q3 · i2 medium
Currency · newest study 2016 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i2 Game conditions involving multiple sessions showed significantly better outcomes than nongame conditions (g = 0.44), while single-session conditions did not differ from nongame conditions (g = 0.08); the difference was significant (b = −0.37, p = .03). → Clark 2016 q3 i? Total game play duration showed no association with effect size magnitude (b = 0.00, p = .99). → Clark 2016 (2)

Evidence¶

Clark 2016¶

Clark, D. B., Tanner-Smith, E. E., & Killingsworth, S. S. (2016). Digital Games, Design, and Learning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Review of Educational Research, 86(1), 79–122. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654315582065

q3 · i2 · quant-synthesis · r3

Meta-regression moderator analysis of media comparisons (Table 3: multiple sessions g = 0.44, CI [0.29, 0.59]; single session g = 0.08, CI [−0.24, 0.39]). The review reports effects were "significantly smaller when games were played in one game session versus more than one session." The multiple-session mean g = 0.44 is a medium effect.

"effects were significantly smaller when games were played in one game session versus more than one session (b = −0.37, p = .03, 95% CI [−0.70, −0.04])."

Clark 2016 (2)¶

Clark, D. B., Tanner-Smith, E. E., & Killingsworth, S. S. (2016). Digital Games, Design, and Learning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Review of Educational Research, 86(1), 79–122. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654315582065

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r3

Null moderator result from the same meta-regression models: no association between total duration and effect size. This null remained after controlling for visual realism, anthropomorphism, variety of actions, viewpoint, story relevance, and story depth.

"Results from a meta-regression model provided no evidence of an association between total game play duration and effect size magnitude (b = 0.00, p = .99, 95% CI [−0.0005, 0.001])."

Discussion¶

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