Mathematics experiences with digital games: Gender, geographic location and preferences

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Lowrie, Tom
Jorgensen, Robyn
Logan, Tracy
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Tai-Yih Tso

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2012
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Taipei, Taiwan

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Numerous digital games contain mathematics ideas and representations. This study investigated the game playing preference of 410 Australian students who classified the types of mathematics content and ideas present in digital games they played in out-of-school contexts. The results of the study revealed significant gender differences in the type of games primary-aged students played. Females tended to prefer playing games that required logic and problem solving while males preferred games that contained maps. Results also revealed an interaction effect between gender and geographic location. In each case, gender differences were more pronounced in non-metropolitan locations than metropolitan locations.

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36th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME36): "Opportunities to Learn in Mathematics Education"

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© The Author(s) 2012. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. For information about this conference please refer to the conference’s website or contact the author(s).

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Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy

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