A game creation tool which supports the development of writing skills: interface design considerations
A game creation tool which supports the development of writing skills: interface design considerations
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支持写作技能发展的游戏创作工具：界面设计注意事项
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2008
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通讯作者：
John Benedict du Boulay
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作者：
K. Howland;J. Good;John Benedict du Boulay
提高儿童的写作能力是学校的一个重要问题。发现的一个关键问题是缺乏对写作任务的参与和动力，这在男孩身上尤其明显。电脑游戏创作作为一项提高写作技能的活动具有潜力。它可以非常激励，特别是对男孩来说，并提供了一个在媒体丰富的背景下发展写作技能的绝佳机会。我们认为，虽然现有的游戏创作工具，使活动可能为学龄儿童，他们不支持写作技能的发展，因为关注的非文学方面的游戏创作的接口。本文介绍了一种方法来设计一个接口，这将提供有针对性的支持，通过游戏创作的写作技能的发展。我们建议的设计考虑因素，通过与教师的咨询，并参考课程文件和外部表示文献。这些指导方针将用于为基于设计的研究提供信息，这些研究将采用以学习者为中心的设计方法来构建界面，从而可以对一些关键问题进行调查。
Improving children’s writing skills is a significant concern in schools. A key problem identified is a lack of engagement and motivation with writing tasks, something which can be particularly pronounced with boys. Computer game creation has potential as an activity for improving writing skills. It can be very motivating, especially for boys, and offers an excellent opportunity for developing writing skills within a media-rich context. We argue that whilst existing game creation tools make the activity possible for school-aged children, they fall short of supporting writing skills development because the interfaces focus attention on non-literary aspects of game creation. This paper describes an approach to designing an interface which will provide targeted support for the development of writing skills through game creation. We propose design considerations drawn up through consultation with teachers, and with reference to curriculum documents and external representations literature. These guidelines will be used to inform design-based research which will take a learner-centred design approach to building the interface, allowing a number of key issues to be investigated.
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12
作者：
Robertson, Judy;Howells, Cathrin
通讯作者：
Howells, Cathrin