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Mobile game-based learning with Opi app: Lessons learned with a children usability evaluation

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Ingrid Teixeira Monteiro,

Marcelo Q. de Lima Brilhante,

Jessica M. Ávila dos Santos,

Francisco C. de Mattos Brito Oliveira,

Ana C. Bernardo de OliveiraAuthors Info & Claims

IHC '21: Proceedings of the XX Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Article No.: 39, Pages 1 - 11

https://doi.org/10.1145/3472301.3484349

Published: 18 October 2021 Publication History

Abstract

Smartphones have been an alternative resource in emergency remote learning. In this paper, we introduce the Opi application, an educational game aimed at students from the 1st to the 5th grade of elementary school. The application was developed with the objective of contributing to the engagement and motivation of children in the context of remote classes during the Covid-19 pandemic, in addition to promoting the participation of parents in the process. The main functionalities and characteristics of Opi are described from a mobile game-based learning framework. We report the usability evaluation carried out with children and parents, listing the problems found and the suggestions and feedback. It ends with some lessons learned on the design and evaluation for children in the context of the pandemic and of mobile game-based learning.

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Wagman KBlinder ESong KVignon ADworkin SClegg TVitak JChetty M(2023)"We picked community over privacy": Privacy and Security Concerns Emerging from Remote Learning Sociotechnical Infrastructure During COVID-19Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/36100367:CSCW2(1-29)Online publication date: 4-Oct-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3610036

Index Terms

Mobile game-based learning with Opi app: Lessons learned with a children usability evaluation
1. Applied computing
  1. Education
    1. E-learning
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI design and evaluation methods
      1. Usability testing
  2. Ubiquitous and mobile computing
    1. Ubiquitous and mobile computing design and evaluation methods

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IHC '21: Proceedings of the XX Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems

October 2021

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DOI:10.1145/3472301

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Ingrid Teixeira Monteiro
Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
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Kamila Rios da Hora Rodrigues
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Wagman KBlinder ESong KVignon ADworkin SClegg TVitak JChetty M(2023)"We picked community over privacy": Privacy and Security Concerns Emerging from Remote Learning Sociotechnical Infrastructure During COVID-19Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/36100367:CSCW2(1-29)Online publication date: 4-Oct-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3610036

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