The Role of Surprise in Game-Based Learning for Mathematics

Pieter Wouters; Herre van Oostendorp; Judith ter Vrugte; Sylke Vandercruysse; Ton de Jong; Jan Elen

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-40216-1_45

The Role of Surprise in Game-Based Learning for Mathematics

Pieter Wouters
, Herre van Oostendorp
, Judith ter Vrugte
, Sylke Vandercruysse
, Ton de Jong
, Jan Elen

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Abstract

In this paper we investigate the potential of surprise on learning with prevocational students in the domain of proportional reasoning. Surprise involves an emotional reaction, but it also serves a cognitive goal as it directs attention to explain why the surprising event occurred and to learn for the future. Experiment 1 - comparing a surprise condition with a control condition - found no differences, but the results suggested that surprise may be beneficial for higher level students. In Experiment 2 we combined Expectancy strength (Strong vs. Weak) with Surprise (Present vs. Absent) using higher level students. We found a marginal effect of surprise on learning indicating that students who experienced surprises learned more than students who were not exposed to these surprises but we found a stronger positive effect of surprise when we included existing proportional reasoning skill as factor. These results provide evidence that narrative techniques such as surprise can be used for the purpose of learning.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Games and Learning Alliance: 4th International Conference, GALA 2015, Rome, Italy, December 9-11, 2015, Revised Selected Papers
Editors	Alessandro De Gloria, Remco Veltkamp
Place of Publication	Rome
Publisher	Springer
Pages	401-410
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-40215-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40216-1_45
Publication status	Published - 9 Dec 2016
Event	4th International Conference of Games and Learning Alliance, GALA 2015 - Rome, Italy Duration: 9 Dec 2015 → 11 Dec 2015 Conference number: 4

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	9599
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

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Conference	4th International Conference of Games and Learning Alliance, GALA 2015
Abbreviated title	GALA
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Rome
Period	9/12/15 → 11/12/15

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METIS-318628
IR-101928

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Wouters, P., van Oostendorp, H., ter Vrugte, J., Vandercruysse, S., de Jong, T., & Elen, J. (2016). The Role of Surprise in Game-Based Learning for Mathematics. In A. De Gloria, & R. Veltkamp (Eds.), Games and Learning Alliance: 4th International Conference, GALA 2015, Rome, Italy, December 9-11, 2015, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 401-410). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 9599). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40216-1_45

Wouters, Pieter ; van Oostendorp, Herre ; ter Vrugte, Judith et al. / The Role of Surprise in Game-Based Learning for Mathematics. Games and Learning Alliance: 4th International Conference, GALA 2015, Rome, Italy, December 9-11, 2015, Revised Selected Papers. editor / Alessandro De Gloria ; Remco Veltkamp. Rome : Springer, 2016. pp. 401-410 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Wouters, P, van Oostendorp, H, ter Vrugte, J, Vandercruysse, S, de Jong, T & Elen, J 2016, The Role of Surprise in Game-Based Learning for Mathematics. in A De Gloria & R Veltkamp (eds), Games and Learning Alliance: 4th International Conference, GALA 2015, Rome, Italy, December 9-11, 2015, Revised Selected Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 9599, Springer, Rome, pp. 401-410, 4th International Conference of Games and Learning Alliance, GALA 2015, Rome, Italy, 9/12/15. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40216-1_45

The Role of Surprise in Game-Based Learning for Mathematics. / Wouters, Pieter; van Oostendorp, Herre; ter Vrugte, Judith et al.
Games and Learning Alliance: 4th International Conference, GALA 2015, Rome, Italy, December 9-11, 2015, Revised Selected Papers. ed. / Alessandro De Gloria; Remco Veltkamp. Rome: Springer, 2016. p. 401-410 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 9599).

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Wouters P, van Oostendorp H, ter Vrugte J, Vandercruysse S, de Jong T, Elen J. The Role of Surprise in Game-Based Learning for Mathematics. In De Gloria A, Veltkamp R, editors, Games and Learning Alliance: 4th International Conference, GALA 2015, Rome, Italy, December 9-11, 2015, Revised Selected Papers. Rome: Springer. 2016. p. 401-410. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-40216-1_45

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