CRYSTAL ISLAND game-based learning environment

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Evidence · 4 claims (4 for) · 1 study (1 associational), q3 · 1 of 1 report an effect size · 4 claims rest on one study

Description

CRYSTAL ISLAND is a narrative-centered, game-based learning environment developed and maintained by the IntelliMedia Group at North Carolina State University for learning through investigation and scientific reasoning.

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Claims

• Students experienced less confusion after positive scan results than after negative scan results [+W]
• Students' emotion durations differed significantly between positive and negative scan outcomes, but not during book reading or after diagnosis submission [+W]
• No significant correlations between contextual emotion differences and overall game score after Holm-Bonferroni correction [+W]
• Joy during relevant book reading and confusion after positive scans positively predicted overall game score, while total worksheet submissions negatively predicted it [+W]

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Key Sources

• Michelle Taub, Robert Sawyer, James Lester, Roger Azevedo. (2019). The Impact of Contextualized Emotions on Self-Regulated Learning and Scientific Reasoning during Learning with a Game-Based Learning Environment. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-019-00191-1

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title	CRYSTAL ISLAND game-based learning environment
description	CRYSTAL ISLAND is a narrative-centered, game-based learning environment developed and maintained by the IntelliMedia Group at North Carolina State University for learning through investigation and scientific reasoning.
status	review
product_kind	software
generated	by process:settle-candidates on 2026-10-28
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