STEAM games are good for learning: A study of teachers professional development in the Philippines

Hunter, J; Fitzgerald, T

STEAM games are good for learning: A study of teachers professional development in the Philippines

Hunter, J

Fitzgerald, T

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Publisher:: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: 2020, pp. 503 - 509
Issue Date:: 2020-04-17

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dc.contributor.author	Hunter, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9232-8895	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fitzgerald, T	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Schmidt-Crawford, D	en_US
dc.date	2020-04-07	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2020-04-24T03:49:45Z
dc.date.available	2020-04-06	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-04-24T03:49:45Z
dc.date.issued	2020-04-17	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2020, pp. 503 - 509	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-939797-48-3	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/140256
dc.description.abstract	In a study on digital game-based learning in five high-poverty elementary schools in the Philippines, the teachers’ professional development experiences were investigated. Research conducted for the study was part of a university-industry partnership with the developer of a new platform designed to give teachers and students experience of integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) curriculum in an innovative digital game-based format with elements of coding, robotics and project-based learning. Findings suggest that teachers found it highly effective for engaging students more in learning, with fewer student absentees recorded across the five-week intervention. While noteworthy satisfaction with the program was expressed by teachers about the in-class effectiveness of digital game-based learning, and with the professional learning provided to up-skill themselves in the platform prior to implementation of the program, it was found that significant contextual and language improvements could enhance the overarching aims of this digital game-based resource for STEAM teaching and learning.	en_US
dc.publisher	Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education	en_US
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title	STEAM games are good for learning: A study of teachers professional development in the Philippines	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - STEM Education Futures
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Abstract:

In a study on digital game-based learning in five high-poverty elementary schools in the Philippines, the teachers’ professional development experiences were investigated. Research conducted for the study was part of a university-industry partnership with the developer of a new platform designed to give teachers and students experience of integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) curriculum in an innovative digital game-based format with elements of coding, robotics and project-based learning. Findings suggest that teachers found it highly effective for engaging students more in learning, with fewer student absentees recorded across the five-week intervention. While noteworthy satisfaction with the program was expressed by teachers about the in-class effectiveness of digital game-based learning, and with the professional learning provided to up-skill themselves in the platform prior to implementation of the program, it was found that significant contextual and language improvements could enhance the overarching aims of this digital game-based resource for STEAM teaching and learning.

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