Fun in Making: Understanding the experience of fun and learning through curriculum-based Making in the elementary school classroom Academic Article

abstract

• 2016 Elsevier B.V. In this article, we investigate the child's experience of fun and learning within curriculum-integrated Maker activities in the elementary school classroom. Little is currently understood as to how Making makes learning fun, particularly in formal educational contexts. We conducted an in-the-wild week-long study that implements Maker activities designed with 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teachers during science classes. Qualitative video-based analysis of the sessions for six students and analysis of all the students self-reports were performed to derive an understanding of the determinants of fun and learning in the children's experiences. We highlight issues that may inform future directions in the investigation of Making as entertainment technologies in education.

authors

• Quek, Francis

published proceedings

• ENTERTAINMENT COMPUTING

author list (cited authors)

• Chu, S. L., Angello, G., Saenz, M., & Quek, F.

citation count

• 39

complete list of authors

• Chu, Sharon Lynn||Angello, Genna||Saenz, Michael||Quek, Francis

publication date

• January 2017

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Entertainment Computing  Journal

keywords

• Children
• Elementary School
• Fun
• Learning
• Making
• Science

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.entcom.2016.08.007

start page

• 31

end page

• 40

volume

• 18

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.entcom.2016.08.007

user-defined tag

• 4 Quality Education