The effect of a digital game-based learning strategy on students’ self-efficacy to perform visual analytical reasoning tasks
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https://doi.org/10.63569/ajopac/07/01/01Keywords:
digital game-based learning, student-centered digital gamme-based learning, data visualization , self-efficacyAbstract
Educational institutions are incorporating digital game-based learning (DGBL) as a supplementary teaching tool to improve the self-efficacy of students in mathematics and other subject areas. There is, however, a gap in the literature that addresses how to incorporate DGBL into the curriculum to improve students’ self-efficacy to perform data tasks. The constructivist lens was utilized and adopted a quantitative pre-post design, rooted in self-efficacy and student-centered digital game-based learning theories. This paper presents the findings of a study that included n=174 respondents that investigated the effect that DGBL had on students’ self-efficacy to perform data tasks. The research findings corroborate the hypothesis that students’ self-efficacy was improved due to the use of digital game-based learning. The results revealed that using a digital game-based learning strategy impacted significantly students’ self-efficacy profiles.
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