Zoo U

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 design), q3 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description

Zoo U is a single-player point-and-click educational game developed by Melissa E. DeRosier and colleagues that assesses elementary students’ social skills through school-like problem-solving scenes and logged behavioral choices.

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Claims

• Students rated Zoo U highly for engagement and likeability, with every usability area rated at least 3.8 on a four-point scale [+M]
• Zoo U subscales are intercorrelated in patterns the authors attribute to real-world overlap among social skills competencies [+W]

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Key Sources

• Melissa E. DeRosier, Ashley B. Craig, and Rebecca P. Sanchez. (2012). Zoo U: A Stealth Approach to Social Skills Assessment in Schools. Advances in Human-Computer Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/654791

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title	Zoo U
description	Zoo U is a single-player point-and-click educational game developed by Melissa E.
status	review
product_kind	software
generated	by process:settle-candidates on 2026-10-16
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