Bio Detective: Student science learning, immersion experience, and problem-solving patterns

Mei En Hsu; Meng Tzu Cheng

Bio Detective: Student science learning, immersion experience, and problem-solving patterns

Mei En Hsu, Meng Tzu Cheng

Department of Biology

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

4 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Many studies have shown that there is a positive impact of serious educational games (SEGs) on student learning. Because of the game graphics, animations, sounds, and narratives, the learners can immerse in the virtual surroundings. Once they immersed, they might try their best to solve the in-game tasks. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop a SEG-Bio Detective and to evaluate its impact on student science learning outcomes. Moreover, we further investigated the relationships between students' game immersion experience and their science learning and problem solving. The obtained results showed that student science learning can be significantly improved through Bio Detective play, but there were no significant correlations between game immersion and learning outcomes. Comparing the problem-solving patterns and problem-solving abilities between students with high- and low immersion experience, we found that students with high immersion experience had a more complete problem-solving pattern and a better problem-solving performance than students with low game immersion experience.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Workshop Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014
Editors	Thepchai Supnithi, Siu Cheung Kong, Ying-Tien Wu, Tomoko Kojiri, Chen-Chung Liu, Hiroaki Ogata, Akihiro Kashihara
Publisher	Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education
Pages	171-178
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9784990801427
Publication status	Published - 2014 Jan 1
Event	22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014 - Nara, Japan Duration: 2014 Nov 30 → 2014 Dec 4

Publication series

Name	Workshop Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014

Other

Other	22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014
Country	Japan
City	Nara
Period	14-11-30 → 14-12-04

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Computer Science Applications
Human-Computer Interaction
Education

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Hsu, M. E., & Cheng, M. T. (2014). Bio Detective: Student science learning, immersion experience, and problem-solving patterns. In T. Supnithi, S. C. Kong, Y-T. Wu, T. Kojiri, C-C. Liu, H. Ogata, & A. Kashihara (Eds.), Workshop Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014 (pp. 171-178). (Workshop Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014). Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education.

Hsu, Mei En ; Cheng, Meng Tzu. / Bio Detective : Student science learning, immersion experience, and problem-solving patterns. Workshop Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014. editor / Thepchai Supnithi ; Siu Cheung Kong ; Ying-Tien Wu ; Tomoko Kojiri ; Chen-Chung Liu ; Hiroaki Ogata ; Akihiro Kashihara. Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education, 2014. pp. 171-178 (Workshop Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014).

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Hsu, ME & Cheng, MT 2014, Bio Detective: Student science learning, immersion experience, and problem-solving patterns. in T Supnithi, SC Kong, Y-T Wu, T Kojiri, C-C Liu, H Ogata & A Kashihara (eds), Workshop Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014. Workshop Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014, Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education, pp. 171-178, 22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014, Nara, Japan, 14-11-30.

Bio Detective : Student science learning, immersion experience, and problem-solving patterns. / Hsu, Mei En; Cheng, Meng Tzu.

Workshop Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014. ed. / Thepchai Supnithi; Siu Cheung Kong; Ying-Tien Wu; Tomoko Kojiri; Chen-Chung Liu; Hiroaki Ogata; Akihiro Kashihara. Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education, 2014. p. 171-178 (Workshop Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014).

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Hsu ME, Cheng MT. Bio Detective: Student science learning, immersion experience, and problem-solving patterns. In Supnithi T, Kong SC, Wu Y-T, Kojiri T, Liu C-C, Ogata H, Kashihara A, editors, Workshop Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014. Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education. 2014. p. 171-178. (Workshop Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014).