Playing students showed significant learning gains in mathematical achievement compared to control classes in grades 2, 4 and 6¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2014 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Playing classes outperformed control classes in mathematical achievement after three months of game use. → Pareto 2014

Evidence¶

Pareto 2014¶

Pareto, L. (2014). A Teachable Agent Game Engaging Primary School Children to Learn Arithmetic Concepts and Reasoning. Int J Artif Intell Educ. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-014-0018-8

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Quasi-experimental classroom study with 314 game-playing students and 129 controls in grades 2, 4 and 6; playing students used the game during regular math classes for three months while controls attended standard instruction. The article reports "a significant learning gain for playing students compared to controls"; no effect size is printed.

"Results show that 1) there is a significant learning gain for playing students compared to controls"

Discussion¶

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