The Use of A Serious Game and Academic Performance of Undergraduate Accounting Students: An Empirical Analysis

The literature on serious games (SGs) indicates that they are very useful tools to improve the teaching/learning process. In this paper, we analyze some potential benefits of a SG on academic performance of undergraduate accounting students. The database is comprised of scores obtained by students d...

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Published in:The Turkish online journal of distance education TOJDE 2018-04, Vol.19 (2), p.117-127
Main Authors: MALAQUIAS, Rodrigo Fernandes, de Oliveira MALAQUIAS, Fernanda Francielle, BORGES JUNIOR, Dermeval M., ZAMBRA, Pablo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Accounting
Computer Games
Educational Games
Foreign Countries
Scores
Simulated Environment
Technology Uses in Education
Undergraduate Students
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Summary:The literature on serious games (SGs) indicates that they are very useful tools to improve the teaching/learning process. In this paper, we analyze some potential benefits of a SG on academic performance of undergraduate accounting students. The database is comprised of scores obtained by students during an undergraduate discipline related with accounting history. The game was presented to the students during the academic semester of the discipline; they also developed an academic activity using the concepts of this game. The main results of the paper indicate that students who used the game and scored the maximum grade in this activity also registered higher indexes of academic performance in such discipline. These results reinforce the benefits of the SG to interact with undergraduate students and teach academic content. [Note: The header of this article shows the incorrect publication date (January 2018) for this issue. The correct date is April 2018.]
ISSN:1302-6488
1302-6488
DOI:10.17718/tojde.415825