E-Learning Sudan, formal learning for out-of-school children
conference paper
E-Learning Sudan (ELS) is a custom-built computer game that provides alternative learning opportunities to Sudanese children who are excluded from education. Unique in ELS is that children can learn mathematics, in their own remote village, without a teacher. This research study assessed the effectiveness of ELS through a pretest-posttest control group quasi-experimental design. Participants consisted of 67 children in three remote villages, aged between 7-11, that had never been to school before. The control group consisted of 19 children in a fourth remote village. The experimental group used the game for a period of six weeks, five days a week, 45 minutes a day. The results of the analysis on the pretest- posttest data revealed that ELS increased mathematics knowledge acquisition in numeracy and adding significantly and maintained student motivation to learn. The findings suggest that the implementation of ELS can greatly benefit learning for out-of-school children like in Sudan.
Topics
TNO Identifier
531908
ISSN
20490992
ISBN
9781910810583
Publisher
Dechema e.V.
Source title
Proceedings of the European Conference on Games-based Learning
Editor(s)
Kolas L.
Munkvold R.
Munkvold R.
Pages
497-505
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