Federal University of São Carlos

A Narrative Game as an Educational Entertainment Resource to Teach Words: Brazil

This feasibility study evaluates the efficacy of using a narrative-based computer game as an educational resource for children with learning deficits.

• Narrative-based games like Contexteller offer an effective alternative for teaching vocabulary to students with learning deficits who struggle with traditional educational software.
• Integrating gamification elements, such as dice-based rewards, significantly boosts student engagement and motivation during the learning process.
• The study of an 11-year-old student demonstrated that embedding target words within naturalistic, collaborative storytelling allows for more meaningful language acquisition.