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A preliminary study on developing computer games for information literacy education

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Harrison Hao Yang,

Xiuling HeAuthors Info & Claims

ICIMCS '12: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Internet Multimedia Computing and Service

Pages 223 - 226

https://doi.org/10.1145/2382336.2382399

Published: 09 September 2012 Publication History

Abstract

To educate undergraduate students with information literacy (IL) and help them become lifelong learners is one of the crucial missions for higher education. Traditional IL education approach is low in efficiency. Computer games have become an influential force in people's life, and have great potentials in education. How to design and develop computer games to implement more efficient IL education is still not fully studied. This study reviews the previous literature in the field of game studies, educational function of games, game-based learning and IL education, and identifies the key issues of computer games-based IL education. Based upon the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education of the US, a model of the design and development of computer games for IL education is proposed, which includes 10 instructional modules and 6 difficulty levels.

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ICIMCS '12: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Internet Multimedia Computing and Service

September 2012

243 pages

ISBN:9781450316002

DOI:10.1145/2382336

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Xinguo Yu
Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore
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University of Augsburg, Germany
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National University of Singapore
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Yan Liu
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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Shin'ichi Satoh
National Institute of Informatics, Japan

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Cano SAlghazzawi DArteaga JFardoun HCollazos CAmador V(2018)Applying the information search process model to analyze aspects in the design of serious games for children with hearing impairmentUniversal Access in the Information Society10.1007/s10209-016-0520-x17:1(83-95)Online publication date: 1-Mar-2018
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