COMPARATIVE ANDNON-

COMPARATIVE STUDY

Done by: Abeer ALMaawali \ 82910

Amal ALHosni \ 82931

Link:  http://tiny.cc/9gyvr

Title: “A case study of the in-class use of a video game for teaching high school history”

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to

understand teacher and student experiences with and

perspectives on the in-class use of an educational

video game.

COMPARATIVE STUDY

Instruments: Observation, focus group and

individual interviews, and document analysis.

Participants: Four of the teacher’s classes

were observed, each composed of approximately

25 students, with a total of 98.

COMPARATIVE STUDY

Findings:

Results showed that the use of the video game resulted in

a shift from a traditional teacher-centered learning

environment to a student-centered environment where

the students were much more active and engaged.

Also, the teacher had evolved implementation strategies

based on his past experiences using the game to

maximize the focus on learning.

COMPARATIVE STUDY

Link:  http://tiny.cc/1dq79

Title: “The impact of individual differences on e-learning system satisfaction: A contingency approach”

Purpose: This study investigated the impact of

contingent variables on the relationship between four

predictors and students’ satisfaction with e-learning.

NON-COMPARATIVE STUDY

Instruments: A survey questionnaire.

Participants: 522 university students from 10

intact classes engaging in online instruction were

asked to answer questionnaires about their

learning styles, perceptions of the quality of the

proposed predictors and satisfaction with e-

learning systems.

NON-COMPARATIVE STUDY

Findings:

Results showed that two contingent variables, gender

and job status, significantly influenced the perceptions

of predictors and students’ satisfaction with the e-

learning system.

This study also found a statistically significant

moderating effect of two contingent variables, student

job status and learning styles, on the relationship

between predictors and e-learning system satisfaction.

NON-COMPARATIVE STUDY