MiBoard: Metacognitive Training Through Gaming in iSTART
Abstract
MiBoard (Multiplayer Interactive Board Game) is an online, turn-based board game, which is a supplement of the iSTART (Interactive Strategy Training for Active Reading and Thinking) application. MiBoard is developed to test the hypothesis that integrating game characteristics (point rewards, game-like interaction, and peer feedback) into the iSTART trainer will significantly improve its effectiveness on students' learning. It was shown by M. Rowe that a physical board game did in fact enhance students' performance. MiBoard is a computer-based version of Rowe's board game that eliminates constraints on locality while retaining the crucial practice components that were the game's objective. MiBoard gives incentives for participation and provides a more enjoyable and social practice environment compared to the online individual practice component of the original trainer.
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@article{arxiv.1009.2204,
title = {MiBoard: Metacognitive Training Through Gaming in iSTART},
author = {Justin F. Brunelle and Irwin B. Levinstein and Chutima Boonthum},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.2204},
year = {2010}
}
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VMASC Capstone Conference, April 2009