The Effect of Uncertainty on Learning in Game-Like Environments

dc.authorid Ozcelik, Erol/0000-0003-0370-8517
dc.authorid Cagiltay, Nergiz/0000-0003-0875-9276
dc.authorid Sahin Ozcelik, Nese/0000-0002-9973-4834
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dc.authorwosid Ozcelik, Erol/AAD-4252-2019
dc.authorwosid Cagiltay, Nergiz/O-3082-2019
dc.contributor.author Ozcelik, Erol
dc.contributor.author Cagiltay, Nergiz Ercil
dc.contributor.author Ozcelik, Nese Sahin
dc.contributor.other Computer Engineering
dc.contributor.other Software Engineering
dc.date.accessioned 2024-07-05T14:28:22Z
dc.date.available 2024-07-05T14:28:22Z
dc.date.issued 2013
dc.department Atılım University en_US
dc.department-temp [Ozcelik, Erol] Atilim Univ, Dept Comp Engn, TR-05836 Ankara, Turkey; [Cagiltay, Nergiz Ercil] Atilim Univ, Dept Software Engn, TR-05836 Ankara, Turkey; [Ozcelik, Nese Sahin] Bilkent Univ, Comp Technol & Informat Syst, TR-06800 Ankara, Turkey en_US
dc.description Ozcelik, Erol/0000-0003-0370-8517; Cagiltay, Nergiz/0000-0003-0875-9276; Sahin Ozcelik, Nese/0000-0002-9973-4834 en_US
dc.description.abstract Considering the role of games for educational purposes, there has an increase in interest among educators in applying strategies used in popular games to create more engaging learning environments. Learning is more fun and appealing in digital educational games and, as a result, it may become more effective. However, few research studies have been conducted to establish principles based on empirical research for designing engaging and entertaining games so as to improve learning. One of the essential characteristics of games that has been unexplored in the literature is the concept of uncertainty. This study examines the effect of uncertainty on learning outcomes. In order to better understand this effect on learning, a game-like learning tool was developed to teach a database concept in higher education programs of software engineering. The tool is designed in two versions: one including uncertainty and the other including no uncertainty. The experimental results of this study reveal that uncertainty enhances learning. Uncertainty is found to be positively associated with motivation. As motivation increases, participants tend to spend more time on answering the questions and to have higher accuracy in these questions. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. en_US
dc.identifier.citationcount 66
dc.identifier.doi 10.1016/j.compedu.2013.02.009
dc.identifier.endpage 20 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0360-1315
dc.identifier.issn 1873-782X
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dc.identifier.startpage 12 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2013.02.009
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14411/369
dc.identifier.volume 67 en_US
dc.identifier.wos WOS:000320430500002
dc.identifier.wosquality Q1
dc.institutionauthor Özçelik, Erol
dc.institutionauthor Çağıltay, Nergiz
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategory Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess en_US
dc.scopus.citedbyCount 75
dc.subject Interactive learning environments en_US
dc.subject Post-secondary education en_US
dc.title The Effect of Uncertainty on Learning in Game-Like Environments en_US
dc.type Article en_US
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