Gold and silver trophy counts are the only significant student-level predictors of persistence, with negative relationships¶
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q2 i? Each additional gold trophy predicted a 1% decrease and each silver trophy a .4% decrease in average persistence, and these were the only significant level-2 predictors. → Rahimi 2021
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Rahimi 2021¶
Rahimi, S., Shute, V., & Zhang, Q. (2021). The effects of game and student characteristics on persistence in educational games: A hierarchical linear modeling approach. International Journal of Technology in Education and Science (IJTES), 5(2), 141-165. https://doi.org/10.46328/ijtes.118
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In the final HLM model's level-2 predictors, GOLDS was significant (t(134) = -4.13, p < .001) and SILVERS was significant (t(134) = -2.40, p < .05), both negative; the authors say high-performing students had less chance to show persistence because tasks were relatively easy for them.
"the effect of GOLDS (i.e., the number of gold trophies student j earns in the game) on the random intercept was statistically significant: = -.01 (t(134) = -4.13, p < .001)."
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Gold and silver trophy counts are the only significant student-level predictors of persistence, with negative relationships |
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Gold and silver trophy counts are the only significant student-level predictors of persistence, with negative relationships |
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2021 |
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