Dataset on the learning performance of ECDL digital skills of undergraduate students for comparing educational gaming, gamification and social networking

This paper reports data about the learning performance of students using four different motivational tools: an educational game, a gamified plugin, a social networking website and a gamified social networking website. It also reports a control group. The data pertain to 379 students of an undergradu...

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Published in:Data in brief 2017-04, Vol.11 (C), p.155-158
Main Authors: de-Marcos, Luis, García-López, Eva, García-Cabot, Antonio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Data
Digital skills
ECDL
Educational game
Gamification
ICT education
Learning
Learning performance
Social network
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Summary:This paper reports data about the learning performance of students using four different motivational tools: an educational game, a gamified plugin, a social networking website and a gamified social networking website. It also reports a control group. The data pertain to 379 students of an undergraduate course that covers basic Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills in Spain. Data corresponds to different learning modules of the European Computer Driving License (ECDL) initiative. The data include variables of four pre-test scores, four post-test scores and a final examination. It was gathered using a quasi-experimental research design during 2014. Data reported here refers to the research paper in (de-Marcos et al., 2016) [1].
ISSN:2352-3409
2352-3409
DOI:10.1016/j.dib.2017.01.017