Developing a Digital Game for Assessing Primary and Secondary Students' Information Literacy Based on Evidence-Centered Game Design

• Published in: 2022 International Symposium on Educational Technology (ISET) pp. 173 - 177
• Main Authors: Zhu, Sha, Bai, Jie, Ming, Zhang, Li, Huan, Yang, Harrison Hao
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01-07-2022
• Subjects: assessment; digital game; Educational technology; Evidence-Centered Game Design (ECGD); Extraterrestrial measurements; Games; information literacy; Planets; Sorting; Task analysis
• ISSN: 2766-2144
• DOI: 10.1109/ISET55194.2022.00044

This study designed and developed a digital game to assess students' information literacy based on Evidence-Centered Game Design (ECGD). The role-playing game, entitled "Guogan's Journey to A Mysterious Planet," measured students' performance with respect to information literacy. Using the ECGD approach, first, a student model was designed to describe the relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities to be measured. Second, a task model was developed to describe five types of tasks, including multi-choice questions, matching questions, dragging questions, sorting questions, and the maze. Third, an evidence model was proposed, including evidence rules and a measurement model for students' information literacy.