scholarly journals Which one is the best? A quasi-experimental study comparing frameworks for unplugged gamification

RENOTE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilk Oliveira ◽  
Armando M. Toda ◽  
Paula T. Palomino ◽  
Luiz Rodrigues ◽  
Seiji Isotani
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
End Users ◽  
The Other ◽  
Virtual Class ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Suitable Framework

Despite many studies proposing and evaluating frameworks to design gamified environments in education, there is still difficulty in making end-users(e.g., teachers, instructors, and designers) use these services and assess which ones are most appropriate for their context. We tackled this challenge by comparing two frameworks to design a gamified non-virtual class, through a quasiexperimental study. Our main results indicate that one of the frameworks (SixSteps to Gamification - 6D) proved to be more adaptable to the context and the other (GAMIFY-SN) was more complete to associate the gamification elementswithin the instructor’s final objectives in the gamified class. Thus, our results promote a contribution to end-users through insights on which the most suitable framework to use in each situation.

Analysis of the Perception of Students about Biometric Identification

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco D. Guillén-Gámez ◽  
Iván García-Magariño ◽  
Sonia J. Romero
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
The Other ◽  
Biometric Identification ◽  
Control Mechanisms ◽  
Biometric Authentication ◽  
Ethical Aspects ◽  
Virtual Classrooms ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Impact

Currently, there is a demand within distance education of control mechanisms for verifying the identity of students when conducting activities within virtual classrooms. Biometric authentication is one of the tools to meet this demand and prevent fraud. In this line of research, the present work is aimed at analyzing the perceptions of a group of distance students on the impact on the teaching-learning process of a technology of biometric authentication called Smowl. To meet this objective the authors design a quasi-experimental study with two groups of 50 students, one using Smowl technology and the other not. The results show a comparison of the perceptions of both groups, finding that students who have used Smowl are more favorable towards the use of such tools, except in matters relating to the impact on academic performance and ethical aspects of its use, in which no significant differences were found.

The development of hypothetical reference in the speech of young children

1979 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 563-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stan A. Kuczaj ◽  
Mary J. Daly
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
The Other ◽  
Naturalistic Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Preschool Age Children ◽  
Quasi Experimental

ABSTRACTThe data obtained in two investigations (one a longitudinal/cross-sectional naturalistic study, the other a quasi-experimental study) demonstrate that preschool age children have the capacity for hypothetical reference. However, the data also indicate that this capacity for hypothetical reference operates within certain constraints, particularly early in the preschool years. Specifically, future hypothetical reference is an earlier acquisition than past hypothetical reference; reference to single hypothetical events appears sometime prior to reference to sequences of hypothetical events; and accuracy is better in self-initiated than other-initiated hypothetical reference. The implications of these findings are discussed.

scholarly journals COMPARISON OF THE EFFICACY OF ANTIBIOTIC-STEROID AND ICHTHAMMOL GLYCERINE WICK IN TREATMENT OF ACUTE OTITIS EXTERNA

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (Suppl-3) ◽  
pp. S612-16
Author(s):  
Maryam Khan ◽  
Kamran Ashfaq Ahmed Butt ◽  
Naeem Riaz ◽  
Zaheer Ul Hassan ◽  
Attique Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Otitis Externa ◽  
The Other ◽  
Military Hospital ◽  
P Value ◽  
Similar Response ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Group A ◽  
Group B

Objective: To compare the efficacy of steroid antibiotic wick with Ichthammol Glycerol wick in the management of Acute Otitis Externa in terms of tenderness and clearance of discharge/debris. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: ENT Out Patient department of Combined Military Hospital Peshawar and Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, from May to Nov 2018. Methodology: A total of 250 patients were included and divided into two groups of 125 each. After necessary suction clearance topical Ciprofloxacin/Dexamethasone (Cipotec-D) wick was placed in auditory canal of group A patients and topical Glycerol/Ichthammol wick was placed in group B. Follow up visits were done on 3rd and 7th day of starting the treatment. Results: Group A patients responded better in terms of tenderness (88%) however both groups had similar response in terms of discharge reduction (7.2% vs 6.4%). In terms of efficacy neither of the treatment proved more efficacious compared to the other (p-value 0.058). Conclusion: While steroid antibiotic wick is significantly more efficient in terms reducing tenderness, in terms of overall efficacy and discharge reduction Ichthammol/glycerol is equally effective.

Fear and Psychological Reactance

2015 ◽  
Vol 223 (4) ◽  
pp. 225-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lijiang Shen ◽  
Valerie B. Coles
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Psychological Reactance ◽  
The Other ◽  
Fear Appeal ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Approaches To Studying ◽  
Alternative Perspective ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Psychological reactance and related defensive processes have been long cited as an explanation for failure of fear appeal messages. The overwhelming majority of studies on fear and reactance have only examined the intensity of fear from a between-individuals perspective, in which individuals who have higher peak fear are predicted to experience stronger levels of psychological reactance. Recent development in the fear appeal research suggests an alternative perspective: Psychological reactance is activated when fear is aroused but not reduced within each individual; on the other hand, psychological reactance is mitigated or inhibited when fear is aroused and then reduced. Empirical data from a quasi-experimental study using graphic tobacco warning labels are used to test and compare the two approaches to studying the relationship between fear and psychological reactance. Implications for psychological reactance and fear appeal are discussed.

Playing Myself or Playing to Win?

2011 ◽  
pp. 329-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Trepte ◽  
Leonard Reinecke ◽  
Katharina-Maria Behr
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Mixed Strategy ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
The Other ◽  
Biological Sex ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The One ◽  
Study Participants

Who do people want to be in virtual worlds? Video game players can create their avatars with characteristics similar to themselves, create a superhero that is predominantly designed to win, or chose an in-between strategy. In a quasi-experimental study, players were expected to prefer their avatars to have their sex, but to create avatars with gender attributes that best meet the requirements of the game. In the main study, participants created an avatar they would like to play with by choosing from a list of (pre-tested) masculine and feminine avatar features. Additionally, participants chose their avatars’ biological sex. The results reveal a mixed strategy: On the one hand, the avatar’s features are chosen in accordance with the game’s demands to facilitate mastery of the game. On the other hand, players strive for identification with their avatar and thus prefer avatars of their own sex. Participants rated those game descriptions and gaming scenarios more entertaining which require avatar features in line with their own sex role.

scholarly journals The Effect of Music on Moroccan Students’ Acceptance of Kahoot Gamified Quizzing in the EFL Classroom

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-220
Author(s):  
Abderrahim MIMOUNI ◽  
Youssef Tamer
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
T Test ◽  
The Other ◽  
School Students ◽  
Learning Content ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Game Elements

Several studies have investigated students’ perceptions toward technologies that add game elements to gamify learning content in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom. Yet, identifying what specific game elements in these technologies have a significant impact on students’ perceptions has not received much attention. This quasi-experimental study aimed at exploring the effect of Kahoot music on Moroccan students’ acceptance of Kahoot gamified quizzing in the EFL classroom. Two intact groups of secondary school students were recruited for this study. One group played Kahoot Gamified Quizzes without music, while the other group played the same quizzes with music. The results of the independent samples t-test showed that the students in both groups perceived Kahoot gamified quizzing positively and that music had no significant effect on their perceptions.  

DESAIN PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA INDONESIA BERBASIS PEMAHAMAN NILAI SIKAP GOTONG ROYONG

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 01-10
Author(s):  
Alpansyah Alpansyah ◽  
Abdul Talib Hasim
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Reader Response ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Mutual Cooperation ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Bahasa Indonesia ◽  
Better Than

The aims of this study were: (1) to identify an increase in students' understanding of the value of mutual cooperation through the use of reader response rules in Indonesian Language Learning (KRPDPBI); (2) identifying the use of the reader response principle in Indonesian Language learning (KRPDPBI) there are differences between male and female students. The design of this study used a quasi-experimental study with two different methods. The results showed that (1) the achievement of the score of understanding the value of mutual cooperation for students taught by KRPDPBI was better than for students taught by regular learning according to the curriculum; (2) the achievement of the understanding of the value of male students' mutual cooperation is no better than that of female students.

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