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Psychological Effects of Gamification on Young Learners: Focusing on a Serious Game for English Phoneme Discrimination

기능성게임을 활용한 게이미피케이션 영어 발음 학습이 초등학생의 정의적 영역에 미치는 영향

  • Received : 2019.02.01
  • Accepted : 2019.04.02
  • Published : 2019.04.20
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Abstract

This study investigated the psychological effects of using a serious game with young learners in the English classroom compared with those of a dictionary application. A tablet PC-based serious game was created for the training of English phoneme discrimination for Korean 6th graders, and its psychological effects were measured using a paper-based survey and face-to-face interviews. The overall results revealed that the serious game had more positive psychological effects on young learners than the dictionary app. These findings provide supporting empirical evidence for using serious games in English classrooms.

본 연구에서는 초등학교 영어 수업에서의 태블릿 PC 기반 기능성게임을 활용한 음소 구별학습이 학습자의 정의적 영역에 미치는 영향을 사전앱 사용 학습과 비교하여 알아보았다. 초등 6학년을 대상으로 기능성게임 학습반과 사전앱 학습반으로 나누어 수업을 한 후 설문 조사와 면대면 인터뷰를 실시하였다. 그 결과, 설문 조사에서는 두 반 모두 학습 흥미와 동기, 자신감, 집중력이 강화된 것으로 나타났다. 반면에 면대면 인터뷰 결과에서는 게임 학습반이 사전앱 학습반보다 위의 모든 정의적 영역에서 더 긍정적으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과는 외국어 학습 영역에서 태블릿 PC 기반의 기능성게임을 활용하는 것이 학습자의 정의적 영역인 학습 흥미 유발, 동기, 자신감 및 집중력 강화에 효과적이라는 것을 보여 준다.

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[Fig. 1] Intro Screenshot of English Pronunciation Game, ‘Alien Family’

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[Fig. 2] Gameplay Screenshot of English Pronunciation Game, ‘Alien Family’

[Table 1] Syllabus of a Tablet PC-based English Pronunciation Learning

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[Table 2] Survey Results

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