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1、A Study of Game【Abstract】GBLGBL,alsonamedseriousgame,hasbecomeprevalentinmanysubjectfields.SeveralstudiesclaimedthatGBLleadstotheimprovementincognition,learningperformance,andmotivation.Echoingsomeresearchers,fruitfulGBLresearchshouldbeconductedbyteasingouttheeffectsofspecificgamecharacteristicsinst
2、eadoftreatingGBLasahomogeneousresearchobject.Theaimofthestudyistofindoutwhetherthosegamecharacteristicslinktolearningmotivationfromalearnersexperienceandinsights,orfromateachersperspectiveandpractices.【Keywords】Game-basedlearning;learningmotivation;competition【作者簡介】钟振溢1996.07.07-,男,浙江台州人,浙江师范大学外国语学院
3、,硕士,研究方向:多媒体英语教学。TheoreticalBackgroundGame-basedlearningGBL,orseriousgames,couldbedefinedasusingonlinegamestoentertainandtoachievelearninggoals.IntheGBLapproach,thegameisalearningandplayingenvironmentthatcouldincludeelementssuchasrules,goals,outcomesfeedback,story,andcompetition.However,somearguetha
4、tsometimestheroleof“seriousgameisnotdeterminedbythedeveloper,butbytheintentionoftheplayer,becausegamessuchasGrandTheftAutocouldbeseenasaseriousgameiftheplayerusesitnotonlyforentertainmentbutalsofortrainingdrivingskills.GBLandlearningmotivationItwasmentionedinsomebooksthatfactorsinherentinmanygamessu
5、chas1goalachievement,2immediatefeedback,3easytoaccesswithdifferentdigitaldevices,and4adaptabilitytodifferentlearningstyles,maycontributetolearningmotivatione.g.D?rneretal,2021;Reinhardt,2021.However,empiricalevidenceforthemotivationalbenefitsofGBLhasbeenmuchlessconclusive.SomearguedthatGBLmayfacilit
6、atemotivationacrossdifferentlearnersandlearningsituations.ChenandLaw2021suggestedthatwhentheactivitiesarenotengagingortoodifficult,learnersmaylosethemotivationtocontinue.Woutersetal.2021reasonedthatwhileleisuregameplayerscouldchoosewhenandwhatgamestoplay,studentsinGBLoftendonothaveasimilarsenseofcon
7、trol,whichcouldreducemotivation.Thoseargumentslinktoasignificantconstructthatgaugeslearnermotivationingameplay-flowCsikszentmihalyi,1990,whic9hreferstoaninherentmotivationthatkeepsusplayingagame.CompetitionisfrequentlyintegratedintoGBL.ButnotalltheoristsagreeitisacriticalcharacteristicofGBL.Competit
8、ionhasbeenviewedasanegativeforceinlearningenvironmentsfromthelensofsocialinterdependencetheory.Researchin2004suggestedthatcompetitioningamesisnotsignificantlyrelatedtolearningoutcomes,andonlypartlyrelatedtostudentsmotivation.Thus,therelationshipbetweencompetitionfeaturesinGBLandlearningmotivationnee
9、dsfurtherdiscussion.Aimoftheinterviewandresearchquestions1.Whatistheroleofcompetitioninlearningmotivation?2.Whatareothercharacteristicsthatmaypromoteorreducelearningmotivatione.g.immediatefeedback,goalachievement,game-playflows?TheparticipantinformationRuicomesfromHunanProvince,Chinaandis22yearsold.
10、ShespeaksEnglishassecondlanguageL2andhasbeencontinuouslylearningEnglishforaround13years.In2021,shecametoAustraliastudyingMasterofEducationTESOLintheUniversityofSydney.SheaimedatbeinganEnglishteacherinEFLcontextaftergraduation.InterviewanalysisAtthebeginningoftheinterview,Ruisuggestedthatshehadhadlit
11、tlechancetospeakupandpracticeEnglishintheclass.ShehadbeenlearningEnglishforalongtimeandmostofthecoursesaimedatpassingdifferenttests.basedonthisbackground,GBLplayedanimportantroleinenhancingmotivationandshehadrecalledtheexperienceofaGBLgamecalledVocabularyCompetitionwithouthesitation.Thegameplayedint
12、heclasshadsignificantlyaffectedRuismotivationtowardslearningindifferentaspects.Sheclaimedthatcompetitioncharacteristicshadastronginfluenceonenhancinghermotivation.Notonlycansheshowherlanguageabilitytoherpeersandtheteacherintheclass,butalsocanshedoherutmostinthepracticeandfeelproudofherselfthroughach
13、ievingseveralgoalse.g.gettingahigherscorethantherival.Inlaterdiscussion,shepointedoutthatimmediatefeedbackwasanotherimportantcharacteristicaccessingsuccessfulGBL,withwhichshecouldhaveadeeperunderstandingoflearningandlongermemoryofthevocabularies.Todrawtheconclusionatthisstage,game-playflowenableslon
14、g-termconcentrationongameprocedurewhilefeedbackofGBLcouldenhancelearnersconfidenceandenthusiasm.FindingsOverall,theinterviewprovidedmuchinformationtosolvethepreviousproblemsandanswerstheresearchquestions.ItwasfoundthatGBLcouldenhancelearningmotivationwiththecharacteristicsofgame-playflow,competition
15、,immediatefeedback,andgoalachievement.Theinterviewshowedthatcompetitioncouldconsiderablyfacilitatelearningmotivation.Mainlybecausecompetitionprovidesadditionalchallengesthatresultingreaterattentionandexcitement.ItwasalsofoundthatforGBLgames,characteristicofcontroloradaptabilitywasimportantforenhanci
16、nglearningmotivation,andtheanalysisagreethat“thefreedomtochoosewhenandwhertoplayacriticalcomponentofanattractiveseriousgame.References:【1】Chen,C.,Law,V.Huang,K.Therolesofengagementandcompetitiononlearnersperformanceandmotivationingame-basedsciencelearningJ.EducationalTechnologyResearchandDevelopment,2021,674:1003-1024.【2】Chen,C.-H.,Law,V.Scaffoldingindividualandcollaborativegame-basedlearninginlearningperformanceandintri