Fifth Graders as App Designers: How Diverse Learners Conceptualize Educational Apps

Maya Israel; Matthew T. Marino; James D. Basham; Wenonoa Spivak

Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 46, No. 1 (2013) pp. 53–80

Instructional designers are increasingly considering how to include students as participants in the design of instructional technologies. This study provides a lens into participatory design with students by examining how students conceptualized...

Students' and Teachers' Perceptions of Using Video Games to Enhance Science Instruction

Matthew T. Marino; Maya Israel; Constance C. Beecher; James D. Basham

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 22, No. 5 (October 2013) pp. 667–680

Science education video game research points toward promising, but inconclusive results in both student learning outcomes and attitudes. However, student-level variables other than gender have been largely absent from this research. This study...

UDL in the Middle School Science Classroom: Can Video Games and Alternative Text Heighten Engagement and Learning for Students With Learning Disabilities?

Matthew T. Marino; Chad M. Gotch; Maya Israel; Eleazar Vasquez; James D. Basham; Kathleen Becht

Learning Disability Quarterly Vol. 37, No. 2 (May 2014) pp. 87–99

This article examined the performance of 57 students with learning disabilities (LD) from four middle schools. Students were followed over the course of a school year in their inclusive science classrooms as they alternated between the use of...

Topics: Games, Video, Learning Outcomes, Learning Disabilities