Abstract
“Online Learning” has been commonly viewed as a mechanism for empowering improved learning outcome, increased flexibility of aligning the individual need of learners, and better quality of educational interaction. In fact, a lot of “digitized” and “ready-to-use” learning and teaching resources are already available online; nevertheless, we must not confuse quantity and quality, as these resources may just continue to perpetuate teacher-centred approaches, rather than student-centred approaches. The present research aimed to compare the educational values, learning effectiveness, students and teachers’ perceptions of a new online educational paradigm – Situated Game-based Learning with Traditional Web-based Learning in secondary education in Hong Kong. A combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods were employed for data collection and analysis. Results showed that, under the present research settings, although no significant difference of students’ learning outcome with respect to these two approaches was found, the participating students and teachers were quite positive towards the educational paradigm of Situated Game-based Learning. This provides vital insights and a basis for further investigating the paradigm’s application and development for learning and teaching.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Hong Kong Education and Manpower Bureau. IT for learning in a new era: 5-year strategy 1998 to 2003. EMB, Hong Kong (1998)
Horn, R.: Mapping Hypertext. Lexington Institute, Toronto (1989)
Keppell, M.: Response to: Information Technology in Education—Way Forward. HKIEd, Hong Kong (2004)
Kerr, S.: Lever and fulcrum: educational technology in teachers’ thought and practice. Teachers College Record 93, 114–136 (1991)
Kerr, S.: Visions of Sugarplums: the Future of Technology, Education, and the Schools. Technology and the Future of Schooling. University of Chicago Press, Chicago (1996)
Lave, J., Wenger, E.: Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1990)
Lee, F.L., Lee, J.H.M., Lau, T.S.: Learning probability (retrieved November 1, 2005), http://www.cse.cuhk.edu.hk/~mhp/note
Lee, F.L., Lee, J.H.M., Lau, T.S.: Tong pak fu & chou heung: the probabilistic fantasy (retrieved November 1, 2005), http://www.cse.cuhk.edu.hk/~mhp
Lee, F.L., Lee, J.H.M., Lau, T.S.: Fantasy-based Learning on the Web—Tong Pak Fu and Chou Heung: the Probabilistic Fantasy. In: Proceedings of the Second IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, pp. 493–495 (2002)
Lee, J.H.M., Lee, F.L.: Virtual interactive students-oriented learning environment: extending the frontier of web-based learning. In: Proceedings of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (2001)
Li, W.S.: A single picture is worth a thousand words: The effect of images on online learning content. In: Proceedings of the First Teaching and Learning Symposium, pp. 173–180 (2001)
Malone, T.W., Lepper, M.R.: Making learning fun: a taxonomy of intrinsic motivations for learning. In: Snow, R.E., Farr, M.J. (eds.) Aptitude, Learning and Instruction: Cognitive and Affective Process Analysis, pp. 223–253. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah (1987)
Miller, L., Olson, J.: Putting the computer in its place: a study of teaching with technology. Journal of Curriculum Studies 26, 121–141 (1994)
Morris, E.J.S., Zuluaga, C.P.: Educational effectiveness of 100% it courses. Proceedings of 20th ASCILITE Conference (2003)
Olson, L.: Alliance aims for ‘break the mold systems,’ not just schools. Education Week 12(4), 8–10 (1993)
Prensky, M.: Digital Game-Based Learning. McGraw-Hill, New York (2000)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2006 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Jong, M.S.Y., Shang, J.J., Lee, F.L., Lee, J.H.M., Law, H.Y. (2006). Learning Online: A Comparative Study of a Situated Game-Based Approach and a Traditional Web-Based Approach. In: Pan, Z., Aylett, R., Diener, H., Jin, X., Göbel, S., Li, L. (eds) Technologies for E-Learning and Digital Entertainment. Edutainment 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3942. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11736639_65
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/11736639_65
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-33423-1
Online ISBN: 978-3-540-33424-8
eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)