Benefits and Meanings of Educating with Videogames in a Puerto Rican Sixth Grade Public School Classroom. Vélez-Agosto, N. M. & Rivas-Vélez, A. International Journal of Educational Technology, 5(1):9–19, 2018. ERIC Number: EJ1182220
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Educational research on videogames has demonstrated benefits of using videogames as instructional tools in classrooms because learning becomes meaningful and interesting for students because it incorporates student's needs. The aim of this study was to explore the benefits and meanings of implementing videogames in a Puerto Rican public school classroom using a mixed-methods multi-dimensional design. Our findings show that implementation of video games for learning English in public school classrooms is beneficial and meaningful to students. Quantitative and qualitative findings showed favorable outcomes and provided evidence to support this
@article{velez-agosto_benefits_2018,
	title = {Benefits and {Meanings} of {Educating} with {Videogames} in a {Puerto} {Rican} {Sixth} {Grade} {Public} {School} {Classroom}},
	volume = {5},
	url = {https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1182220},
	abstract = {Educational research on videogames has demonstrated benefits of using videogames as instructional tools in classrooms because learning becomes meaningful and interesting for students because it incorporates student's needs. The aim of this study was to explore the benefits and meanings of implementing videogames in a Puerto Rican public school classroom using a mixed-methods multi-dimensional design. Our findings show that implementation of video games for learning English in public school classrooms is beneficial and meaningful to students. Quantitative and qualitative findings showed favorable outcomes and provided evidence to support this},
	language = {en},
	number = {1},
	urldate = {2024-03-27},
	journal = {International Journal of Educational Technology},
	author = {Vélez-Agosto, Nicole M. and Rivas-Vélez, Alfredo},
	year = {2018},
	note = {ERIC Number: EJ1182220},
	keywords = {Control Groups, Educational Benefits, English (Second Language), Experimental Groups, Grade 6, Group Dynamics, Interviews, Mixed Methods Research, Participant Observation, Public Schools, Quasiexperimental Design, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes, Student Needs, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Video Games, Vocabulary Development},
	pages = {9--19},
}

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