Exploring the Educational Power of Serious Games

2012 ◽  
pp. 928-946
Author(s):  
Carlos Rodríguez-Hoyos ◽  
Maria João Gomes
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Serious Games ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
The State ◽  
Google Scholar ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis

In this chapter, the authors present a review of the state of the art of research carried out over the last few years aimed at a deeper analysis of the educational uses of serious games. In this endeavour, they examined a sample of the scientific work generated between 2008 and 2010 from three sources: Biblioteca do Conhecimento Online, Google Scholar, and the database Edit Lib belonging to the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (ACCE). As a result of this process of analysis and synthesis, the authors present the main lines of research carried out in this field of work and propose a research agenda in order to improve the educational power of edutainment.

Language learning in a study-abroad context: Research agenda

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 553-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoko Taguchi ◽  
Joseph Collentine
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Empirical Methods ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Half Century

Isabelli-García, Bown, Plew & Dewey (forthcoming) presented the ‘state of the art’ in research on language learning abroad. Beginning with Carroll's (1967) claim that ‘time spent abroad is one of the most potent variables’ predicting second language (L2) abilities (p. 137), the scope of study-abroad research has grown multifold in guiding theoretical frameworks, empirical methods, and objects of examination. A half-century of work surveyed in Isabelli-García et al.’s review reveals diverse goals of investigation, ranging from studies focusing on documenting learning outcomes, to studies aiming to unveil the process and nature of learning in a study-abroad context.

Solving Polynomial Systems for the Kinematic Analysis and Synthesis of Mechanisms and Robot Manipulators

1995 ◽  
Vol 117 (B) ◽  
pp. 71-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Raghavan ◽  
B. Roth
Keyword(s):  
Kinematic Analysis ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Polynomial Systems ◽  
The State ◽  
Polynomial Equations ◽  
Systems Of Equations ◽  
Synthesis Of Mechanisms ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Systems Of Polynomial Equations ◽  
And Robotics

Problems in mechanisms analysis and synthesis and robotics lead naturally to systems of polynomial equations. This paper reviews the state of the art in the solution of such systems of equations. Three well-known methods for solving systems of polynomial equations, viz., Dialytic Elimination, Polynomial Continuation, and Grobner bases are reviewed. The methods are illustrated by means of simple examples. We also review important kinematic analysis and synthesis problems and their solutions using these mathematical procedures.

Environmental training: a systematic review of the state of the art of the theme

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 2048-2076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelson Oliveira Stefanelli ◽  
Adriano Alves Teixeira ◽  
Jorge Henrique Caldeira De Oliveira ◽  
Marco Antonio Ferreira ◽  
Simone Sehnem
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Environmental Management ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The State ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Maturity Stage ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to carry out a systematic review of the state of the art of the environmental training theme and to propose a research agenda to shed light on this subject by suggesting new research in the area. Design/methodology/approach This is a systematic review of the state of the art of the environmental training theme. Findings The authors’ main contribution is the proposal of a research agenda with 11 recommendations for future research, such as conducting research in developed countries; research focusing only on environmental training; qualitative research using case studies; research that explores the co-evolution of environmental training practices with environmental management practices and with the maturity stage of environmental management in organizations; and research that addresses all aspects of environmental training phases proposed by ISO 10015: 2001. Originality/value This is the most recent research which conducts a systematic review of the state of the art on environmental training and proposes a research agenda with several suggestions that can guide researchers in human resources, environmental management, sustainability and supply chain management.

The Interface Between Marketing and Sales: The State of the Art and a Research Agenda

Marketing ZFP ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 9-22
Author(s):  
Sören A. Radtke ◽  
Marian E. Paul
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Future Research ◽  
High Quality

Marketing and sales often have to work hand in hand. Therefore, several studies have investigated the drivers and consequences of the quality of cooperation between the two departments. We review empirical research on the effect of the quality of cooperation on business performance and on the drivers of the quality of cooperation, to achieve two objectives. First, we summarise the most important findings on the marketing–sales interface in a compact and structured way to give guidance to managers on how to facilitate high-quality cooperation. Second, we identify the major gaps in the literature and outline a research agenda with suggestions for future research on how to address them.

Bangla Speech Analysis, Synthesis, and Vowel Nasality

2013 ◽  
pp. 209-245
Author(s):  
Shahina Haque
Keyword(s):  
Speech Production ◽  
Distinctive Feature ◽  
Speech Processing ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Speech Analysis ◽  
Speech Synthesizer ◽  
Language Perception ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Cross Language

The chapter provides an overview of the theory of speech production, analysis, and synthesis, and status of Bangla speech processing. As nasality is a distinctive feature of Bangla and all the vowels have their nasal counterpart, both Bangla vowels and nasality are also considered. The chapter reviews the state-of-the-art of nasal vowel research, cross language perception of vowel nasality, and vowel nasality transformation to be used in a speech synthesizer.

scholarly journals Service Innovation: the state of the art and a proposal of a research agenda

2012 ◽  
pp. 293-313
Author(s):  
Pedro Carlos Resende Junior ◽  
Tomás de Aquino Guimarães
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Service Innovation ◽  
The State

Educational Serious Games Design

2019 ◽  
pp. 106-116
Author(s):  
Ilias Karasavvidis
Keyword(s):  
Game Design ◽  
Serious Games ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
Learning Sciences ◽  
Entertainment Industry ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
Design Models ◽  
Design Paradigm

Serious games are defined as games in which learning has priority over entertainment. While the entertainment industry is characterized by an established game design paradigm, the foregrounding of learning in serious games creates new demands. The design of effective serious games requires the pooling of expertise from both game design professionals and learning sciences professionals. One of the main problems the field of serious game design faces concerns the disconnect between game design and learning design. Several serious game design models have been proposed to bridge this gap. As these models have not been systematically reviewed, their contribution is not known. The chapter presents the state of the art for the field of serious game design and outlines five principal challenges. Next, 11 serious game design models are briefly introduced and reviewed. It is concluded that the degree to which the models meet the five challenges varies and that the field of serious game design is in a pre-paradigm state.

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