Improving instructions in educational computer games: Exploring the relations between goal specificity, flow experience and learning outcomes

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Highlights：

• We explored the links between goal specificity, flow and learning outcomes in ECGs.

• A goal-specific effect was found for comprehension but not for memorization.

• A specific goal produced more scrolling back, a suboptimal reading strategy.

• Flow experience positively influenced memorization and comprehension.

摘要

•We explored the links between goal specificity, flow and learning outcomes in ECGs.•A goal-specific effect was found for comprehension but not for memorization.•A specific goal produced more scrolling back, a suboptimal reading strategy.•Flow experience positively influenced memorization and comprehension.

论文关键词：Media in education,Educational computer game,Digital game-based learning,Instructions,Goal-specificity effect,Interactive learning environments

论文评审过程：Received 23 May 2018, Revised 12 September 2018, Accepted 17 September 2018, Available online 18 September 2018, Version of Record 2 October 2018.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.09.020