The effects of digital game-based learning on elementary students´ science learning

The purposes of this research were to develop the digital game-based learning and to examine the effects on elementary students\´ science learning. We incorporated the game factors and science contents including "Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide" and "Electromagnetic World" into the game-based learning system. The quasi-experimental research was implemented for eight weeks. Fifty-four sixth-graders from two classes were assigned to the experiment group for digital game based learning and the control group. The results revealed that the students in the game-based learning group performed significantly than the control group on the second lesson, especially for averageand high-achieving students. The results also indicated the significant positive correlation between students\´ performance online and their science achievement.