An exploratory analysis of confusion among students using Newton's playground

• Main Authors: Andres, Juan Miguel L, Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes T, Sugay, Jessica, Baker, Ryan S, Paquette, Luc, Shute, Valerie J, Ventura, Matthew, Small, Matthew
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2014
• Subjects: Confusion; student affect; Newton’s Playground; learning; in-game behavior; Computer Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/discs-faculty-pubs/62; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288271631_An_exploratory_analysis_of_confusion_among_students_using_Newton's_playground
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

We investigated the interplay between confusion and in-game behavior among students using Newton's Playground (NP), a computer game for physics. We gathered data from 48 public high school students in the Philippines. Upon analyzing quantitative field observations and interaction logs generated...