Acceptance of game-based learning by secondary school teachers

Jeroen Bourgonjon; Frederik De Grove; Cindy De Smet; Jan Van Looy; Ronald Soetaert; Martin Valcke

Computers & Education Vol. 67, No. 1 (September 2013) pp. 21–35

The adoption and the effectiveness of game-based learning depend largely on the acceptance by classroom teachers, as they can be considered the true change agents of the schools. Therefore, we need to understand teachers' perceptions and beliefs...

Language: English

Parental acceptance of digital game-based learning

Jeroen Bourgonjon; Martin Valcke; Ronald Soetaert; Bram de Wever; Tammy Schellens

Computers & Education Vol. 57, No. 1 (August 2011) pp. 1434–1444

In research about digital game-based learning, the likely negative perceptions of parents are often enlisted as a barrier toward the adoption of games in classroom settings. Teachers, students and policy makers appear to be influenced by what...

Language: English

Students’ perceptions about the use of video games in the classroom

Jeroen Bourgonjon; Martin Valcke; Ronald Soetaert; Tammy Schellens

Computers & Education Vol. 54, No. 4 (May 2010) pp. 1145–1156

Video games are often regarded as promising teaching and learning tools for the 21st century. One of the main arguments is that video games are appealing to contemporary students. However, there are indications that video game acceptance cannot be...

Film Choices for Screening Literacy: The "Pygmalion Template" in the Curriculum as Contact Zone

Ive Verdoodt; Kris Rutten; Ronald Soetaert; Andre Mottart

Journal of Curriculum Studies Vol. 42, No. 4 (2010) pp. 519–538

This study discusses the representation of (the) literacy (myth) in popular movies and a teaching and research project on cinematic literacy narratives. It attempts to reveal the existence of a powerful 'Pygmalion template' in contemporary movie...

Breakdown Into the Virtual: User-Involved Design, And

Jules Van Belle; Ronald Soetaert

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 494–500

Science has been changing rapidly over the last decade. Like everything else around us it seems to be in a turmoil of altering, mutating, or disappearing. Most likely the idea of change is a cultural phenomenon, and could be seen as a side effect of ...

Creating a New Borderland on the Screen

Ronald Soetaert

Educational Media International Vol. 32, No. 2 (1995) pp. 62–68

Discusses a research project at the University of Gent (Belgium) that created materials for teaching literature from a European perspective. Concludes that a global revision of the literature course design should be made in which hypertext and...