Study design and data gathering guide for serious games’ evaluation

Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge; Elizabeth Boyle; Igor Mayer; Rob Nadolski; Johann C K H Riedel; Pablo Moreno-Ger; Francesco Bellotti; Theodore Lim; James Millar Ritchie

doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-4773-2.ch018

Study design and data gathering guide for serious games’ evaluation

Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge, Elizabeth Boyle, Igor Mayer, Rob Nadolski, Johann C K H Riedel, Pablo Moreno-Ger, Francesco Bellotti, Theodore Lim, James Millar Ritchie

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Abstract

The objective of this chapter is to provide an overview of the different methods that can be used to evaluate the learning outcomes of serious games. These include Randomised Control Trials (RCT), quasi-experimental designs, and surveys. Case studies of a selection of serious games developed for use in higher education are then presented along with evaluations of these games. The evaluations illustrate the different evaluation methods, along with an assessment of how well the evaluation method performed. Finally, the chapter discusses the lessons learned and compares the experiences with the evaluation methods and their transferability to other games.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Psychology, Pedagogy, and Assessment in Serious Games
Editors	Thomas M Connolly, Thomas Hainey, Elizabeth Boyle, Gavin Baxter, Pablo Moreno-Ger
Publisher	IGI Global
Pages	394-419
Number of pages	26
ISBN (Electronic)	9781466647749
ISBN (Print)	9781466647732, 1466647736
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4773-2.ch018
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

Meta-analyses
Randomised controlled trials (RCT)
Quasi-Experiment
Learning Outcomes
Game Based Learning
Evaluation
Case Study
Serious Games

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Education

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Baalsrud Hauge, J., Boyle, E., Mayer, I., Nadolski, R., Riedel, J. C. K. H., Moreno-Ger, P., Bellotti, F., Lim, T., & Ritchie, J. M. (2014). Study design and data gathering guide for serious games’ evaluation. In T. M. Connolly, T. Hainey, E. Boyle, G. Baxter, & P. Moreno-Ger (Eds.), Psychology, Pedagogy, and Assessment in Serious Games (pp. 394-419). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4773-2.ch018

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Study design and data gathering guide for serious games’ evaluation. / Baalsrud Hauge, Jannicke; Boyle, Elizabeth; Mayer, Igor et al.
Psychology, Pedagogy, and Assessment in Serious Games. ed. / Thomas M Connolly; Thomas Hainey; Elizabeth Boyle; Gavin Baxter; Pablo Moreno-Ger . IGI Global, 2014. p. 394-419.

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