TY - JOUR
KW - Collaborative Learning
KW - Data Analysis
KW - Games
KW - Education
KW - Learning Analytics
KW - Language Learning
AU - Ahmed Tlili
AU - Sarra Hattab
AU - Fathi Essalmi
AU - Nian-Shing Chen
AU - Ronghuai Huang
AU - Kinshuk
AU - Maiga Chang
AU - Daniel Burgos
AB - Learning Analytics (LA) approaches have proved to be able to enhance learning process and learning performance. However, little is known about applying these approaches for second language acquisition using educational games. Therefore, this study applied LA approaches to design a smart collaborative educational game, to enhance primary school children learning English vocabularies. Specifically, the game provided dashboards to the teachers about their students in a real-time manner. A pilot experiment was conducted in a public primary school where the students’ data from experimental and control groups, namely learning and motivation test scores, interview and observation, were collected and analyzed. The obtained results showed that the experimental group (who used the smart game with LA) had significantly higher motivation and performance for learning English vocabularies than the control group (who used the smart game without LA). The findings of this study can help researchers and practitioners incorporate LA in their educational games to help students enhance language acquisition.
IS - Regular Issue
M1 - 6
N2 - Learning Analytics (LA) approaches have proved to be able to enhance learning process and learning performance. However, little is known about applying these approaches for second language acquisition using educational games. Therefore, this study applied LA approaches to design a smart collaborative educational game, to enhance primary school children learning English vocabularies. Specifically, the game provided dashboards to the teachers about their students in a real-time manner. A pilot experiment was conducted in a public primary school where the students’ data from experimental and control groups, namely learning and motivation test scores, interview and observation, were collected and analyzed. The obtained results showed that the experimental group (who used the smart game with LA) had significantly higher motivation and performance for learning English vocabularies than the control group (who used the smart game without LA). The findings of this study can help researchers and practitioners incorporate LA in their educational games to help students enhance language acquisition.
PY - 2021
SP - 215
EP - 224
T2 - International Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence
TI - A Smart Collaborative Educational Game with Learning Analytics to Support English Vocabulary Teaching
UR - https://www.ijimai.org/journal/sites/default/files/2021-05/ijimai_6_6_22.pdf
VL - 6
SN - 1989-1660
ER -