Modeling and predicting player behavior is of the utmost importance in developing games.
Experience has proven that, while theory-driven approaches are able to comprehend and …

Recent years have seen growing interest in open-ended interactive educational tools such
as games. One of the most crucial aspects of developing games lies in modeling and …

Educational games and intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) both support learning by doing,
although often in different ways. The current classroom experiment compared a popular …

The struggle with fraction learning in kindergarten through Grade 12 in the United States is a
persistent problem and one of the major stumbling blocks to succeeding in higher …

In recent years, open-ended interactive educational tools such as games have been gained
popularity due to their ability to make learning more enjoyable and engaging. Modeling and …

Role-playing games (RPGs) are one of the most exciting and most rapidly expanding genres
of online games. Virtual characters that are not controlled by players, have become an …

Student assessments are important because they allow collecting evidence about learning.
However, time spent on evaluating students may be otherwise used for instructional …

Computer-based educational games can provide engaging designed experiences for
learning (Squire, 2006; Gee, 2003), affording rich performance data situated in a meaningful …

Games are a pervasive cultural phenomenon with intriguing connections to learning, and
the use of learning analytics can inform our understanding of learning in the context of …

Interactive learning environments can provide learners with opportunities to explore rich,
real-world problem spaces, but the nature of these problem spaces can make assessing …