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In stable orbit: An initial assessment of dispositional changes arising from learning using the citizenship education videogame Space Station Leonis
Citation
Lim, K. Y. T., & Chee, Y. S. (2007). In stable orbit: An initial assessment of dispositional changes arising from learning using the Citizenship Education Videogame Space Station Leonis. In H. Hirashima, H. U. Hoppe, & S. S. Young (Eds.), Supporting learning flow through integrative technologies: Proceeding of the 15th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2007. Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education.
Abstract
This paper presents an initial analysis of data obtained from an implementation of citizenship education using the videogame Space Station Leonis in two Singapore classrooms. The paper highlights the importance of citizenship education today and describes how game environments can be used to foster identity construction as part of the broader agenda of citizenship education in Singapore. The data presented comprises a series of t-tests which were run between pre- and post-test questionnaires on attitudes related to civic consciousness and citizehsnhip administered to seventy-seven students who participated in the design intervention. Analysis of the results suggests that such participation can result in significant and positive changes in attitudes of relevance to various aspects of citizenship.
Date Issued
2007
Description
This paper was presented at the 15th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2007, held in Hiroshima, Japan from 5-9 November 2007