Previous studies have shown that an interactive tool tends to educate users better than a pure textual source. I wished to test whether these results hold for state budgeting, since this is generally regarded as uninteresting. If users could be motivated to learn about budgeting, they could be motivated to learn about many topics. A large user study with the previously-developed MassBalance game showed the interaction motivated students to spend more time learning, irrespective of their lack of interest in the topic.

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Creator

• Lundy, Michael Pernice

Subject

• Learning
• Computing

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 06D288I

Stichwort

• Interdisciplinary approach in education
• Education, Higher
• Curriculum planning

Advisor

• Claypool, Mark L.

Year

• 2006

Date created

• 2006-01-01

Ort

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright