The microworld of Phoenix Quest: Social and cognitive considerations

被引：11

作者：

Young J. ^{[1
]}

Upitis R. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Faculty of Education, Queen's University, Kingston

来源：

Education and Information Technologies | 1999年 / 4卷 / 4期

基金：

加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;

关键词：

Computer games; Educational software; Learning culture; Microworlds; Social interactions;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1009600528811

中图分类号：

学科分类号：

摘要：

The present paper explores social and cognitive considerations in the context of a computer-game microworld or learning culture environment. Forty-one boys and 57 girls, aged 8 to 12 years (Grades 4, 5, and 6) were observed playing a computer game called Phoenix Quest. This computer game, featuring an adolescent female protagonist, is an interactive, mystery-adventure with embedded language and mathematics activities. The issues discussed include (a) the development of a computer game learning culture or microworld, (b) interdependence in the process of learning social skills, (c) computer game-playing strategies, (d) gender differences in computer-game play, and (e) mathematics concepts explored in the Phoenix Quest environment. These findings not only contribute to the understanding of how students create and shape a microworld around a computer game like Phoenix Quest, but also indicate some of the inherent teaching and learning limitations of educational software when the guidance of a teacher is absent. © 1999 Kluwer Academic Publishers.

引用

页码：391 / 408

页数：17

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