ARGUMENTATION-DRIVEN EDUCATIONAL DIGITAL GAME: A CASE OF “MATTER” SUBJECT

Bağ H., Çalık M.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS EDUCATION, vol.44, no.3-4, pp.67-76, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 44 Issue: 3-4
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MATERIALS EDUCATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.67-76
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of this study is to design an argumentation-driven educational digital game to teach the “matter” subject. Each game section includes science activities and argumentation questions that engage students in scientific thinking skills and conceptualizing the ‘matter’ subject.  Through a design-based research method, the game was exposed to three successive pilot-studies with 12 grade 4 students in a state primary school. Given student feedbacks and game errors, we solved all technical and pedagogical problems to eliminate any missing/unclear point in the game. The pilot-studies suggest that the digital game enables students to improve their argumentation skills and stimulates their interest in science.