Decimal Point Project

Decimal Games Learning Study for Grades 5 and 6

Our National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored research project investigates how educational games can help middle school students learn about decimals and decimal math. Our past research has shown that educational games can lead to learning benefits in comparison to more traditional instructional approaches and materials.

Our educational game is situated in an amusement park and is comprised of a variety of mini-games designed to help students learn decimals. We are looking for schools and teachers interested in participating with their 5th or 6th grade math classes in a whole-classroom study involving our educational games. The study takes a total of 5-to-7 45-minute class periods and can be scheduled to run at a convenient time for participating teachers. The materials include a pretest, the educational game, a posttest, and a delayed posttest (one week later).

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Press	CMU HCII Article: Gender Effects in Learning With Games CMU HCII Article: Decimal Point: Can Having Fun Increase Learning?

Principal Investigator

Bruce M McLaren, PhD
Associate Research Professor
Human-Computer Interaction Institute
Carnegie Mellon University

We invite middle school Math teachers to join our team and use our materials to help students learn math.

If you are interested, please contact Bruce McLaren: bmclaren@cs.cmu.edu

Watch a video about Decimal Point by clicking here !!!

Teacher and Parent Testimonials:

"I enjoyed having CMU in to conduct the decimal study with our students. I felt as though the questions were structured in a way that challenged the students on all aspects of working with decimals. Our students had fun playing the games and did well when they completed the post test. The CMU researchers were a pleasure to work with.” Jordon Roussos, 5th Grade Teacher, Crafton Elementary School, Pittsburgh, PA

“We have worked with the decimal point website for years with great success. The Decimal Point study engages students and makes them think on a deeper level about what decimals represent and how to work with them. It is a great reinforcement to instruction.” Janice Ruoff, 6th Grade Math Teacher, Trafford Middle School, Manor, PA

"Love the decimal study! It teaches my students so much prior to us reaching it in our curriculum! Kids really enjoy playing the games!” Brandi Yurcina, 6th Grade Math Teacher, Hopewell Junior High School, Aliquippa, PA

"I am the parent of a Penn Trafford School District student who participated in a study on learning decimals that was conducted earlier this year (2019). My son loved the experience!" Theresa Stones, Parent, Penn Trafford School District, Pittsburgh, PA

Decimal Games Learning Study for Grades 5 and 6

Sponsor

Partners

Technology

Press

Principal Investigator

We invite middle school Math teachers to join our team and use our materials to help students learn math.

Watch a video about Decimal Point by clicking here !!!