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NCT Number: NCT02546245

Modification and Evaluation of the Educational Mobile Games Heroes of Knowledge in Children

The goal of the proposed research is to adapt and rigorously evaluate educational mobile games, designed as a downloadable mobile apps to be played on smartphones or tablets. Investigators will be partnering with Yogome for this project. Yogame is a company dedicated to creating educational games that aim to reinforce knowledge acquired in school and help children learn new things in an entertaining and fun way.

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Key information

Conditions

Math Knowledge

Age range

5 year–8 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

About this study

This study will modify and evaluate the Heroes of Knowledge (HoK) games, beginning with the Math Heroes game which was designed to be played for up to 8 hours. Other games in the HoK series may be included in this process if they are fully developed and available for testing. In testing the efficacy of the Math Heroes game, children will play the game for 1-1.5 hours per week, 2-3 times per week, for 2-4 weeks (to accumulate 6-8 hours of game play). The game has been designed to target math knowledge skills identified by the Common Core Standards for Mathematics (2012).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants must be in first grade and interested and able to participate in a mobile app-based videogame (willing to sit with a tablet computer for approximately 1-1.5 hours, 2-3 times per week for 2-4 weeks).

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Treatment and study plan

Heroes of Knowledge

Behavioral

Participants will play their assigned game(s) on a tablet computer for 1-1.5 hours, 2-3 times per week for 2-4 weeks (to accumulate 6-8 hours of gameplay).

Attention/Time Control Game

Behavioral

Participants will play their assigned game(s) on a tablet computer for 1-1.5 hours, 2-3 times per week for 2-4 weeks (to accumulate 6-8 hours of gameplay).

Primary outcomes

  1. Pearson KeyMath3 Diagnostic Assessment (KeyMath-3DA)

    Time frame: Baseline

    A comprehensive, norm-referenced measure of essential mathematical concepts and skills. Test items are grouped into 10 subtests that represent three general math content areas: Basic Concepts (conceptual knowledge), Operations (computational skills), and Applications (problem solving).

  2. Pearson KeyMath3 Diagnostic Assessment (KeyMath-3DA)

    Time frame: 2-4 weeks

    A comprehensive, norm-referenced measure of essential mathematical concepts and skills. Test items are grouped into 10 subtests that represent three general math content areas: Basic Concepts (conceptual knowledge), Operations (computational skills), and Applications (problem solving).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Academic Self Competence will be captured using a "structure alternate format" scale

    Time frame: Baseline

    Self-Competence will be captured using a "structure alternate format" scale designed for young children adapted from the 28-item Perceived Competence Scale in Children. For this study, self-competence is defined as a child's sense of cognitive competence. Each item is scored from 1 to 4, where a score of 1 indicates low perceived competence and a score of 4 reflects high perceived competence. Scores are summed and then averaged.

  2. Academic Self Competence will be captured using a "structure alternate format" scale

    Time frame: 2-4 weeks

    Self-Competence will be captured using a "structure alternate format" scale designed for young children adapted from the 28-item Perceived Competence Scale in Children. For this study, self-competence is defined as a child's sense of cognitive competence. Each item is scored from 1 to 4, where a score of 1 indicates low perceived competence and a score of 4 reflects high perceived competence. Scores are summed and then averaged.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yale University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Sep 10, 2015
Registry last updated
Dec 20, 2016

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