Perceptions of the Value of Digital Mini-Games: Implications for Middle School Classrooms

Source: Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, Volume 26, Number 3, Spring 2010.

This research examined the change in the perceptions of preservice teachers regarding the use of digital mini-games to support middle school level social studies learning.
18 preservice teachers participated in the study.

The results of a Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test for matched pairs revealed that the participants' perceptions were positively modified by participation in a series of digital mini-games.
Results also indicated that the majority of preservice teachers agreed that digital games do have the potential for promoting learning in an educational setting.

Recommendations for further research are provided.