Mars Escape: Increasing Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulating Behaviors of Low-Income Youth Through Game-Play
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2015-05-08
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The poverty cycle in the United States is continued by the lack of academic achievement of low-income students. This paper describes the design, development, implementation and evaluation of a game-based learning module aimed at increasing academic achievement among low-income youth. Research shows that self-efficacy, or one’s belief in his or her ability to complete tasks and reach goals, and self-regulating behaviors, or the methods we employ to monitor our progress towards our goals, have a profound impact on academic achievement. The purpose of this project was to increase both self-efficacy and self-regulating behaviors through a fun and engaging environment. The target audience of the project was low-income 3rd-5th graders. The game was implemented in two afterschool programs that serve low-income youth in Baton Rouge, LA.
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at-risk, youth, game-based learning, low-income
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