Warp missions: navigation challenge followed by concrete-to-general selected self-explanation questions¶

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Description¶

Explanation functionality was moved into new "warp missions" where a game character asks the student for help, students first solve a navigation challenge, and in the full self-explanation condition then encounter three explanation questions: "The first question is very concrete and closely tied to the navigation challenge," the second abstracts the solution to a slightly more generalizable form, and the third frames the physics relationship in the most generalizable form. Warp missions randomly select slightly new configurations on replay to encourage focus on underlying concepts rather than memorized solutions.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Students need to earn a mission score above a certain threshold to unlock levels beyond the warp mission

Constraints¶

The scoring mechanisms were weighted differently across the partial and full self-explanation and explanatory feedback conditions

Target Learners¶

middle school students

Learning Goals¶

generalizable physics relationships

Claims¶

Explanation After Correct Solution

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Killingsworth, S. S., Clark, D. B., & Adams, D. M. (2015). Self-Explanation and Explanatory Feedback in Games: Individual Differences, Gameplay, and Learning. International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 3(3), 162-186. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1075243

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`title`	`Warp missions: navigation challenge followed by concrete-to-general selected self-explanation questions`
`description`	`Explanation functionality was moved into new "warp missions" where a game character asks the student for help, students first solve a navigation challenge, and in the full self-explanation condition then encounter thr...`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-11-03`
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`sources`	1 — `killingsworth-2015`

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