Integrate Google Earth with Game-Based Learning for Geography Courses effects- an Empirical Study of "Introduction to World Geography" Unit for Grade Eight Students

• Main Authors: Hsiao Wei-Yen, 蕭煒燕
• Other Authors: Sheng Chieh-Chung
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/xsd7rq

碩士 === 育達商業科技大學 === 資訊管理所 === 101 === With the progress of information technology which has widely applied to our daily life, also which also become a major driving force to promote education reform. The researchers adopt Google Earth combining with the game-based learning method concept of teaching design to help students to master the lesson focus the main concepts. This study expects to allow students exposure to the enjoy of game-based learning environment to enhance students' motivation to learn, at the same time, to increase the interaction between teachers and students during geography course. This study will integrate Google Earth with" Game-Based Learning " teaching methods, teaching of " Introduction to World Geography " section into geography courses of junior high school. The study were separate into two classes of students in the eighth grade of Jaunan Junior High School in Miaoli County, and separate ranging group of quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test design. This study also try to prelimanary discussion change before and after two group adopting new teaching method. The results of this study show： 1. To accept integrate Google Earth with Game-Based Learning students in the performance of geographic learning achievement test than those who received traditional expository teaching students. 2. Accept integrate Google Earth with Game-Based Learning has a positive increase student motivation and attitudes towards learning for geographic.