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The Perceived Appropriateness of Digital Games From ELL Teachers

The Perceived Appropriateness of Digital Games From ELL Teachers

Khalifa Alshaya, Pamela Beck
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781799847397|ISBN10: 179984739X|EISBN13: 9781799847403
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4739-7.ch011
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Alshaya, Khalifa, and Pamela Beck. "The Perceived Appropriateness of Digital Games From ELL Teachers." Handbook of Research on Equity in Computer Science in P-16 Education, edited by Jared Keengwe and Yune Tran, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 185-200. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4739-7.ch011

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Alshaya, K. & Beck, P. (2021). The Perceived Appropriateness of Digital Games From ELL Teachers. In J. Keengwe & Y. Tran (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Equity in Computer Science in P-16 Education (pp. 185-200). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4739-7.ch011

Chicago

Alshaya, Khalifa, and Pamela Beck. "The Perceived Appropriateness of Digital Games From ELL Teachers." In Handbook of Research on Equity in Computer Science in P-16 Education, edited by Jared Keengwe and Yune Tran, 185-200. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4739-7.ch011

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Abstract

The integration of digital games into learning aligns with society's needs in the 21st century. Although research shows that digital games have numerous benefits for students, such as psychological and language improvements, some teachers are skeptical of using digital games for classroom activities, due to their perceived negative impact. In this study, six ELL teachers in the upper Midwest of the United States were interviewed to examine their perceived appropriateness of digital games in teaching and learning. Findings indicate that the majority of the ELL teachers interviewed perceived serious games in a positive light, while they unanimously agreed that violent digital games could have a negative impact on a child's psychological, emotional, and social life. The teachers highlighted the rate at which children play those games, their violent nature, appropriateness, cyber bulling implication, and the need for an oversight from parents and teachers as reasons why.

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