兒童時間化聚與計算遊戲化學習軟體之設計與應用

Abstract

時間是十分抽象的概念，但它在日常生活及各學科領域中均佔有十分重要的地位，而在時間的教學上也有別於其他單元。從過去的研究中發現，國小學童在時間化聚與計算上遭遇困難，故本研究依據時間化聚與計算的相關理論、遊戲化學習軟體的設計原則、外在表徵教學策略實作一時間化聚與計算遊戲化學習軟體。本研究採用準實驗研究法探討此軟體對國小五年級學生時間化聚與計算能力之促進效果，並以問卷調查的方式進一步了解實驗組學生使用此遊戲化學習軟體的態度。由單因子共變數分析得知，遊戲化學習軟體輔助教學與傳統教學對於時間化聚與計算能力的影響沒有顯著差異。由問卷結果得知學生對於電腦及遊戲化學習軟體的興趣與喜好，並無法相對地提升學生對於數學課或數學科的興趣。

Time concept is very abstract, but it is important to our life and many subjects. The instructional strategy for teaching time concept is different from other units. The past research showed that elementary school students have difficulties in learning time unit conversion and calculation. So this study developed a game-based learning software for children’s time unit conversion and calculation based on the theory of time unit conversion and calculation, the design principles of game-based learning software and the teaching strategy of external representation. A quasi-experimental design was adopted to evaluate the effects of the proposed software on the fifth grade students’ abilities of time unit conversion and calculation. Questionnaires were conducted to collect information regarding students’ attitudes toward the game-based learning software. This study used ANOCVA to analyze data. The results showed that the effects of conventional instruction and game-based computer assisted instruction on the students’ abilities of time unit conversion and calculation have no significant difference. According to the results of the questionnaire, students like to use computer and the game-based learning software, but it is hard to promote students’ learning interests to mathematics relatively.