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This research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a mobile city game in enhancing pupil engagement and historical knowledge related to medieval Amsterdam.

April 28, 2009Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Mobile game‐based learning in secondary education: engagement, motivation and learning in a mobile city game

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JHJ.C. HuizengaAmsterdam University of Applied Sciences WAWilfried AdmiraalOsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University SASanne AkkermanLeiden University

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Quasi-experimental trial investigates engagement and historical knowledge in pupils using a mobile game in education, suggesting effective learning methods.

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This research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a mobile city game in enhancing pupil engagement and historical knowledge related to medieval Amsterdam.
Quasi-experimental design with 458 pupils from 20 classes across five schools.
Half of the classes engaged with the mobile history game while the other half received traditional project-based lessons.
Assessment focused on pupil engagement, knowledge, and motivation for history.
Pupils who played the mobile game demonstrated significantly greater knowledge of medieval Amsterdam compared to those receiving regular instruction.
No significant differences were noted in motivation for history between the game and regular lesson groups.

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Huizenga et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a09bc4059b902245b4612e1 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2729.2009.00316.x

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Quasi-experimental trial investigates engagement and historical knowledge in pupils using a mobile game in education, suggesting effective learning methods.

Mobile game‐based learning in secondary education: engagement, motivation and learning in a mobile city game

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Mobile game‐based learning in secondary education: engagement, motivation and learning in a mobile city game

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