Number Navigation Game (NNG)

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Evidence · 5 claims (3 for, 2 mixed) · 1 study (1 design), q1 · 1 of 1 report an effect size · 5 claims rest on one study

Description

A mathematical game-based learning environment developed by Phuong Bui et al. for primary students to practise flexible and adaptive whole-number arithmetic.

Components

• Number Navigation Game (NNG), an intrinsically integrated mathematics game for primary students: NNG is a mathematical game-based learning environment for primary school students focusing on flexibility and adaptivity with whole-number arithmetic. Players navigate a ship on a 100-square map by entering arithmetic operations to collect materials and return to harbor, with moves and energy scoring modes. The article describes it as having "an 'intrinsically integrated' design (Habgood and Ainsworth 2011a, b) in which the core gaming mechanism is integrated directly to the educational content of the game". It evolved through four versions from 2D simple graphics to a 3D Unity3D version with extrinsic motivational features. (Phuong Bui et al. (2020))

Claims

• Interviewed students appreciated NNG 4's improved graphics and design, supporting the role of aesthetics in serious game experience [+W]
• Usability and interface improvements in NNG 2 significantly improved students' game experiences compared with NNG 1 in all dimensions except Competence [+M]
• Most interviewed students did not use NNG 4's tutorial and hint options, and preferred harder game difficulty [~W]
• NNG 3's added reward system, level arrangement and Help page did not improve fourth graders' game experiences over NNG 2, and Flow decreased [~M]
• Interviewed students showed excitement about NNG 4's Lighthouse Island, where they could construct buildings and purchase ships with earned materials and coins [+W]

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Key Sources

• Phuong Bui, Gabriela Rodríguez-Aflecht, Boglárka Brezovszky, Minna M. Hannula-Sormunen, Samuli Laato, Erno Lehtinen. (2020). Understanding students' game experiences throughout the developmental process of the number navigation game. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-020-09755-8

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title	Number Navigation Game (NNG)
description	A mathematical game-based learning environment developed by Phuong Bui et al.
status	review
product_kind	software
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