"Expert on drums, could be experter": an ethnographic case study investigating the learning principles displayed in video gaming among Inuit youth
The aim of this research is to conduct an analysis of a successful learning experience—interactions with video games—among Inuit youth in one Nunavut community to determine what factors help these Inuit learn. Through this analysis, questions relating to whether video games constitute a technology o...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:12384 2023-10-01T03:57:01+02:00 "Expert on drums, could be experter": an ethnographic case study investigating the learning principles displayed in video gaming among Inuit youth Chippett, Jeremy 2016-05 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/12384/ https://research.library.mun.ca/12384/1/thesis.pdf en eng Memorial University of Newfoundland https://research.library.mun.ca/12384/1/thesis.pdf Chippett, Jeremy <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Chippett=3AJeremy=3A=3A.html> (2016) "Expert on drums, could be experter": an ethnographic case study investigating the learning principles displayed in video gaming among Inuit youth. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. thesis_license Thesis NonPeerReviewed 2016 ftmemorialuniv 2023-09-03T06:48:47Z The aim of this research is to conduct an analysis of a successful learning experience—interactions with video games—among Inuit youth in one Nunavut community to determine what factors help these Inuit learn. Through this analysis, questions relating to whether video games constitute a technology of learning for Inuit as well as what characteristics of digital games lead to increased engagement among the youth were addressed. Using the theoretical framework of cultural studies, the work of James Paul Gee, along with the pillars of isumaqsayuq (Inuit traditional ideas of teaching and learning), this study finds that video games are a technology of learning for Inuit youth and factors such as autonomy, competition, contextualized content, and self-efficacy all contribute to the youth’s continued engagement with video games despite their increasing difficulty. Thesis inuit Nunavut Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository Nunavut |
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The aim of this research is to conduct an analysis of a successful learning experience—interactions with video games—among Inuit youth in one Nunavut community to determine what factors help these Inuit learn. Through this analysis, questions relating to whether video games constitute a technology of learning for Inuit as well as what characteristics of digital games lead to increased engagement among the youth were addressed. Using the theoretical framework of cultural studies, the work of James Paul Gee, along with the pillars of isumaqsayuq (Inuit traditional ideas of teaching and learning), this study finds that video games are a technology of learning for Inuit youth and factors such as autonomy, competition, contextualized content, and self-efficacy all contribute to the youth’s continued engagement with video games despite their increasing difficulty. |
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"Expert on drums, could be experter": an ethnographic case study investigating the learning principles displayed in video gaming among Inuit youth |
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"Expert on drums, could be experter": an ethnographic case study investigating the learning principles displayed in video gaming among Inuit youth |
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"expert on drums, could be experter": an ethnographic case study investigating the learning principles displayed in video gaming among inuit youth |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/12384/1/thesis.pdf Chippett, Jeremy <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Chippett=3AJeremy=3A=3A.html> (2016) "Expert on drums, could be experter": an ethnographic case study investigating the learning principles displayed in video gaming among Inuit youth. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
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