Eat your vegetables and do your homework: A design-based investigation of enjoyment and meaning in learning

January 1st, 2005 | RESEARCH

Design-based research is a collection of innovative methodological approaches that involve the building of theoretically-inspired designs to systematically generate and test theory in naturalistic settings. Design-based research is especially powerful with respect to supporting and systematically examining innovation. In part, this is due to the fact that conducting design-based research involves more than examining what is. It also involves designing possibilities and then evolving theories within real-world contexts. In this article we share the historical development of three outcomes of our design-based work on the Quest Atlantis project, an interactive narrative designed for childre ages 9-12 that includes a 3-D environment and various resources, with the goal of understanding the value of play spaces for learning.

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Sasha Barab, Author, Indiana University
Anne Arici, Author, Indiana University
Craig Jackson, Author, Indiana University

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Publication: Educational Technology
Volume: 65
Number: 1
Page(s): 15

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Audience: Educators | Teachers | Elementary School Children (6-10) | General Public | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Games | Simulations | Interactives | Media and Technology