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Four-level model of factors influencing tablet-based DGBL effectiveness

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The review organizes influencing factors, adapted from Outhwaite et al. (2020b), into four levels: "app-level factors, individual-level factors, school-level factors, and macro-level factors". App-level factors include self-adaptation, multi-level content, and a parental involvement module; individual-level factors include demographic, developmental, environmental, and experience-related variables; school-level factors cover time on task and integration mode; macro-level factors cover device accessibility and educational philosophy. The review concludes effectiveness "is not determined by a single factor but by the interplay among four-level factors", shifting focus from whether DGBL works to under what conditions it works.

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  • Four-level model of factors influencing tablet-based DGBL effectiveness: The review organizes influencing factors, adapted from Outhwaite et al. (2020b), into four levels: "app-level factors, individual-level factors, school-level factors, and macro-level factors". App-level factors include self-adaptation, multi-level content, and a parental involvement module; individual-level factors include demographic, developmental, environmental, and experience-related variables; school-level factors cover time on task and integration mode; macro-level factors cover device accessibility and educational philosophy. The review concludes effectiveness "is not determined by a single factor but by the interplay among four-level factors", shifting focus from whether DGBL works to under what conditions it works. (Jing Chen (2026))

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  • Jing Chen. (2026). A systematic review of using tablet games to promote early math learning in preschool settings: effectiveness and influencing factors. Educational technology research and development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-026-10626-x
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title Four-level model of factors influencing tablet-based DGBL effectiveness
description The review organizes influencing factors, adapted from Outhwaite et al.
status review
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