Title
Adaptive Serious Game as a Learning Approach for Microbiology
Date Issued
21 December 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
De La Cruz S.M.
Portocarrero S.S.
Shiguihara-Juarez P.
Publisher(s)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Abstract
Multiple factors contribute to the negative experience and disinterest of medical students on the perception of the Microbiology course [1]. In this paper, an Adaptive Serious Game is proposed as a more entertaining educational approach to motivate and to improve the performance of medical students on a Microbiology subject. To achieve that, a Bayesian Network model constructed from expert knowledge and a Role-Playing game design were proposed. To validate our proposal, a playability survey was applied to 36 college students. These students were divided in two groups for evaluating their performance with and without an adaptability feature. Overall, the results suggest the game is attractive, enjoyable and useful tool for learning. Moreover, the use of Bayesian networks contributes to the success performance ratio of the students.
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biología celular, Microbiología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85061052508
Resource of which it is part
2018 Congreso Internacional de Innovacion y Tendencias en Ingenieria, CONIITI 2018 - Proceedings
ISBN of the container
978-153868131-2
Conference
4th Innovation and Trends in Engineering Congress, CONIITI 2018
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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