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Integration of Game-Based Learning into a Social Studies Curriculum Model to Improve Student Performance in the Ohio Social Studies Standards

Findling, John C.

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2008, Master of Education (MEd), Bowling Green State University, Career and Technology Education/Technology.

A deficit exists in Ohio high schools students' performance on the social studies section of the Ohio Graduation Test (Ohio Department of Education, 2007b). In this thesis, the researcher has studied and proposed a curriculum model integrating gaming into the social studies curriculum, with the purpose of aiding students on the social studies section of the Ohio Graduation Test.

Digital game-based learning has been endorsed by many expert supporters as an effective learning tool. However, little research has been conducted to explore how to implement a pedagogically-sound digital game-based learning model into an existing curriculum (Van Eck, 2006). Digital game-based learning may be the solution to engaging today's students who are unengaged in the classroom but engaged by nearly every other aspect of their lives (Prensky, 2005).

To assess the validity and potential success of the curriculum, the researcher presented a series of questions to an expert panel comprised of a subject matter expert, curriculum specialist and gaming expert. This study is one step in garnering a body of knowledge and research to support integration of digital-game based learning into K-12 curriculum to reinforce student learning.

Terry Herman, PhD (Committee Chair)
Donna Trautman, PhD (Committee Member)
Gary Benjamin, PhD (Committee Member)
80 p.

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  • Findling, J. C. (2008). Integration of Game-Based Learning into a Social Studies Curriculum Model to Improve Student Performance in the Ohio Social Studies Standards [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1218489507

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Findling, John. Integration of Game-Based Learning into a Social Studies Curriculum Model to Improve Student Performance in the Ohio Social Studies Standards. 2008. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1218489507.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Findling, John. "Integration of Game-Based Learning into a Social Studies Curriculum Model to Improve Student Performance in the Ohio Social Studies Standards." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1218489507

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)