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DİJİTAL OYUN TASARLAMANIN ÖĞRENMEYE ETKİSİ
THE EFFECT OF DIGITAL GAME DESIGN ON LEARNING

Author(s): Necla Dönmez Usta, Ebru Turan Güntepe
Subject(s): Educational Psychology, Present Times (2010 - today), ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Sociology of Education
Published by: Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: Digital game design; Learning; Learning with digital game design; Developmental stages; Prospective teachers;

Summary/Abstract: The main purpose of this study is to examine the effect of digital game designs that about developmental stages of Piaget, Freud, Kohlberg, Bruner and Erikson on the learning on learning of prospective teachers. This study was case study, which is one of the qualitative research designs, was performed with 15 prospective teachers at the second grade of Computer Education and Instructional Technologies (CEIT) department of faculty of education at a state university during the 2015-2016 spring term. Data of this study were collected using the developmental stages test (DST) and reflection reports. The data derived from reflection reports were analyzed through content analysis, while the data of DST was analyzed with the Wilcoxon signed rank test using SPSS program. According to the results of the analysis, a significant difference was found in the prospective teachers in favor of the post-test. Furthermore, significant codes such as learning through reflection reports by designing, designing rather than rote learning, permanent retention of knowledge and latent learning emerged. At the end this study, it was concluded that teacher candidates' efforts to create the game positively affected the learning process and it was a fun way to learn.

  • Issue Year: 9/2019
  • Issue No: 18
  • Page Range: 1213-1231
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Turkish