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Are Educational Video Games All They’re Cracked Up To Be?: A Physiological Approach For Measuring Engagement in Educational Video Games vs. Conventional Learning Techniques

Brief Paper ID: 34825
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    Marvin Andujar
    Kean University
  2. Josh Ekandem
    Clemson University
  3. Ignacio Alvarez
    Clemson University
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    Melva James
    Clemson University
  5. Juan Gilbert
    Clemson University

Abstract: This paper investigates the benefits of learning from educational video games compared to learning by reading from a text document. The participants were exposed to Lewis and Clark expedition via a video game or text document. During the learning task, playing the game or reading, participants wore a Brain Computer Interface (BCI) device to gather their level of engagement. After the learning sessions, post-experiment questionnaires were used to assess the amount of information retained after each session. The results of this study suggests that the educational video games might not be significantly engaging, and also that learning by reading a handout may be better for retaining information. Furthermore, this paper briefly discusses the BCI device, and how it can be used to measure engagement of the participants.

Presider: Roni Linser, Fablusi

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