The effect of an educational video game on high school students’ motivation, self-efficacy and knowledge in a History course

• Autores: Zapata, Claudia, Navarro, Ricardo, Vega, Vanessa
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistaspuc:article/28602
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/educacion/article/view/28602
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Motivation; Self-efficacy; Video games; History instruction; Motivación; Autoeficacia; Videojuegos; Enseñanza de la historia; Motivação; Autoeficácia; Jogos educativos; Ensino de história

The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of an educational video game on high school students’ motivation, self-efficacy and knowledge. The game tells the story of Mariano Melgar, a Peruvian thinker, patriot and hero. The authors used a quasi-experimental design and conducted pre- and post-tests to estimate the effect of the video game. The sample consisted of 67 students from two schools in Lima. The students were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: playing a video game or watching a documentary. Results show that playing the video game was more effective in increasing students’ knowledge, whereas watching a documentary increased demotivation and decreased self-efficacy through vicarious experience. In view of this, it is important to explore further video games’ usefulness as educational materials.