How design features in digital math games support learning and mathematics connections

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Highlights:

• Children made significant learning gains when using 9 of the 12 digital math games.

• Children's awareness of the mathematics in digital math games impacted learning.

• Eight categories of game design features supported children's learning.

• Learning gains were tied to design features that linked representations to the mathematics.

• Learning gains were tied to design features that linked physical actions to the mathematics.

摘要

•Children made significant learning gains when using 9 of the 12 digital math games.•Children's awareness of the mathematics in digital math games impacted learning.•Eight categories of game design features supported children's learning.•Learning gains were tied to design features that linked representations to the mathematics.•Learning gains were tied to design features that linked physical actions to the mathematics.

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论文评审过程:Received 19 March 2018, Revised 20 August 2018, Accepted 24 September 2018, Available online 1 October 2018, Version of Record 24 October 2018.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.09.036