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Dive into an exciting word arcade game designed to improve your proofreading skills. Click on typos within timed text to earn points, but beware of penalties for incorrect guesses. Engage in a spooky mystery storyline and compete with others to proofread the fastest. This educational game offers a fun alternative to traditional quizzes and has shown a statistically significant improvement in grammar skills. Play now and join the quest for spelling perfection!
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An Educational Word Arcade Game Elizabeth Pyatt, Penn State
Presented by Penn State’s • Educational Gaming Commons • Bim Angst (Instructor, English) • Jason Wolfe (Programmer, EGC) • Elizabeth Pyatt (InstrDsgnr, EGC) • GO TEAM!
Scenario • Beginning English Comp Course • Students need proofreading practice • Students hate proofreading • Let’s make a fun game!
The Mechanics • Scrolling, timed text • Click on typos for valuable points • Watch out – points off for incorrect guesses! • Scoreboard. Who can proof the fastest? • Storyline across texts. Spooky mystery.
Student Survey Says… • Good practice for grammar quizzes • More fun than quizzes • Many enjoyed storyline/competition • Whoa! This moves fast! (game can be slowed)
Statistically Significant! • S.D. change in pretest vs post test scores for gaming vs non-gaming sections for α=0.05 (t=2.26)
Let’s demo it! • Game Login