Children's Mathematical Reasoning in Online Games: Can Data Mining Reveal Strategic Thinking?

被引：10

作者：

Fisch, Shalom M. ^{[1
]}

Lesh, Richard ^{[2
]}

Motoki, Elizabeth ^{[2
]}

Crespo, Sandra ^{[3
]}

Melfi, Vincent ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] MediaKidz Res & Consulting, Teaneck, NJ 07666 USA

[2] Indiana Univ, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA

[3] Michigan State Univ, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA

来源：

CHILD DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES | 2011年 / 5卷 / 02期

关键词：

media; computer games; online; mathematics; reasoning; assessment;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1750-8606.2011.00161.x

中图分类号：

B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];

学科分类号：

040202 ;

摘要：

Children's interaction with educational computer games reflects not only their game-playing expertise but also their knowledge and skills about embedded educational content. Recent pilot data, drawn from an ongoing evaluation of children's learning from educational media, illustrate that, much like earlier research on formal classroom mathematics, children may engage in cycles of increasingly sophisticated mathematical thinking over the course of playing an online game. It is possible to detect these shifts in strategies not only through in-person observations, but via data mining of online tracking data as well. This article discusses implications for the study of mathematical reasoning, children's use of educational games, and assessment.

引用

页码：88 / 92

页数：5

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