Game-Based Learning and Service-Learning to Teach Inclusive Education in Higher Education
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Instruments
2.3. Procedure
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Control Group | Experimental Group | |||||||
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Variables | Pre-M | DT | Post-M | DT | Pre-M | DT | Post-M | DT |
Flow | 30.07 | 5.30 | 30.74 | 5.73 | 30.55 | 4.46 | 35.05 | 3.41 |
C | 17.95 | 3.41 | 18.91 | 3.23 | 18.14 | 2.13 | 22.41 | 2.32 |
A.E. | 16.83 | 3.38 | 16.76 | 2.90 | 17.02 | 3.08 | 19.80 | 2.20 |
B.E. | 16.31 | 3.29 | 16.91 | 3.07 | 16.45 | 3.05 | 20.30 | 2.54 |
C.E. | 32.37 | 6.56 | 32.24 | 5.84 | 33.02 | 6.38 | 42.20 | 6.78 |
D | 6.36 | 2.55 | 7.89 | 2.80 | 6.13 | 2.77 | 4.69 | 1.84 |
Variable | t | p |
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Flow | 0.505 | 0.615 |
Compliance | 0.365 | 0.715 |
Affective engagement | 0.315 | 0.753 |
Behavior engagement | 0.231 | 0.817 |
Cognitive engagement | 0.532 | 0.596 |
Disengagement | −0.478 | 0.633 |
Intra | Inter | |||||
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Variable | F | p | Post Hoc | F | p | Post Hoc |
Flow | 34.60 | *** | Exp *** | 7.95 | 0.006 | Exp *** |
Compliance | 41.02 | *** | Exp *** | 16.27 | *** | Exp *** |
Affective engagement | 32.27 | *** | Exp *** | 10.83 | 0.001 | Exp *** |
Behavior engagement | 150.40 | *** | Exp *** | 176.95 | *** | Exp *** |
Cognitive engagement | 1221.93 | *** | Exp *** | 68.29 | *** | Exp *** |
Disengagement | 51.15 | *** | Cont *** | 16.94 | *** | Exp *** Cont *** |
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Rodríguez-Ferrer, J.M.; Manzano-León, A.; Aguilar-Parra, J.M. Game-Based Learning and Service-Learning to Teach Inclusive Education in Higher Education. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 3285. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043285
Rodríguez-Ferrer JM, Manzano-León A, Aguilar-Parra JM. Game-Based Learning and Service-Learning to Teach Inclusive Education in Higher Education. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(4):3285. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043285
Chicago/Turabian StyleRodríguez-Ferrer, José M., Ana Manzano-León, and José M. Aguilar-Parra. 2023. "Game-Based Learning and Service-Learning to Teach Inclusive Education in Higher Education" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 4: 3285. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043285