Research Article

The Design Of A Digital Game For Developing Four Operations Skills In Mathematics And Its Effects On Student Success

Volume: 5 Number: 3 December 30, 2019
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The Design Of A Digital Game For Developing Four Operations Skills In Mathematics And Its Effects On Student Success

Abstract

The number of people who play computer-aided digital games and the amount of time the players spend at the game is increasing day by day.  To pass these periods more efficiently, the games with high motivation should be used in the educational process. Thus, the student will be able to learn the subject while having a pleasant time, the anxiety of the student will be reduced with the game environment and the fear of failure will be overcome with the individualized learning. In this study, a snake game design was realized by using C# programming language. This game was played by 123 students from 3rd and 4th grade students in basic education level. The aim of the study was to combine the four mathematical operations with the snake game and make the education fun. For this purpose, an educational snake game was designed and played by the students and the questionnaire related to the game was applied to 123 students attending 3rd and 4th grades of primary education. The responses were evaluated statistically and the results were examined. According to the results of the research, 85% of the students stated that the study is useful in understanding the four operations in mathematics and developing what they know. 

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Computer Software

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 30, 2019

Submission Date

October 2, 2019

Acceptance Date

November 26, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 5 Number: 3

APA
İncekara, H., & Taşdemir, Ş. (2019). The Design Of A Digital Game For Developing Four Operations Skills In Mathematics And Its Effects On Student Success. Gazi Journal of Engineering Sciences, 5(3), 227-236. https://doi.org/10.30855/gmbd.2019.03.03
AMA
1.İncekara H, Taşdemir Ş. The Design Of A Digital Game For Developing Four Operations Skills In Mathematics And Its Effects On Student Success. GJES. 2019;5(3):227-236. doi:10.30855/gmbd.2019.03.03
Chicago
İncekara, Hayri, and Şakir Taşdemir. 2019. “The Design Of A Digital Game For Developing Four Operations Skills In Mathematics And Its Effects On Student Success”. Gazi Journal of Engineering Sciences 5 (3): 227-36. https://doi.org/10.30855/gmbd.2019.03.03.
EndNote
İncekara H, Taşdemir Ş (December 1, 2019) The Design Of A Digital Game For Developing Four Operations Skills In Mathematics And Its Effects On Student Success. Gazi Journal of Engineering Sciences 5 3 227–236.
IEEE
[1]H. İncekara and Ş. Taşdemir, “The Design Of A Digital Game For Developing Four Operations Skills In Mathematics And Its Effects On Student Success”, GJES, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 227–236, Dec. 2019, doi: 10.30855/gmbd.2019.03.03.
ISNAD
İncekara, Hayri - Taşdemir, Şakir. “The Design Of A Digital Game For Developing Four Operations Skills In Mathematics And Its Effects On Student Success”. Gazi Journal of Engineering Sciences 5/3 (December 1, 2019): 227-236. https://doi.org/10.30855/gmbd.2019.03.03.
JAMA
1.İncekara H, Taşdemir Ş. The Design Of A Digital Game For Developing Four Operations Skills In Mathematics And Its Effects On Student Success. GJES. 2019;5:227–236.
MLA
İncekara, Hayri, and Şakir Taşdemir. “The Design Of A Digital Game For Developing Four Operations Skills In Mathematics And Its Effects On Student Success”. Gazi Journal of Engineering Sciences, vol. 5, no. 3, Dec. 2019, pp. 227-36, doi:10.30855/gmbd.2019.03.03.
Vancouver
1.Hayri İncekara, Şakir Taşdemir. The Design Of A Digital Game For Developing Four Operations Skills In Mathematics And Its Effects On Student Success. GJES. 2019 Dec. 1;5(3):227-36. doi:10.30855/gmbd.2019.03.03

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