Learning does not automatically occur by playing educational games; instead, learning
opportunities should be carefully designed in such games. For instance, research has …

Identifying struggling students in real-time provides a virtual learning environment with an
opportunity to intervene meaningfully with supports aimed at improving student learning and …

Understanding why students quit a level in a learning game could inform the design of
appropriate and timely interventions to keep students motivated to persevere. In this paper …

Stealth assessment, like all assessments, must have three essential psychometric
properties: validity, reliability, and fairness. Evidence-centered assessment design (ECD) …

Affect dynamics, the study of how affect develops and manifests over the course of learning,
has become a popular area of research in learning analytics. Despite some shared metrics …

Persistence is an important part of student success--both in and out of school. To enhance
persistence, we first need to assess it accurately. Digital games can be used as vehicles for …

Game-based edutainment media is a learning medium that is currently starting to be favored
by students. The media certainly provides a new experience for students in learning …

In this study, I investigated the effectiveness of a creativity-support system that I developed in
the level editor of a learning game called Physics Playground on improving college students' …

Frustration is a construct that has been recognized as pivotal in shaping or spoiling optimal
experiences (Csikszentmihalyi, M.(1990). Flow: The psychology of optimal experience …

Developing models, using mathematics, and constructing explanations are three practices
essential for science inquiry learning according to education reform efforts, such as the Next …