Playful Learning Following Deviations: A Mixture of Tinkering, Causal Explanations, and Revision Rationales

David DeLiema; Megan Goeke; Basel Hussein; Jesslyn Valerie; Craig Anderson; Keisha Varma; Bodong Chen; Shima Salehi; Matthew Bernacki

Playful Learning Following Deviations: A Mixture of Tinkering, Causal Explanations, and Revision Rationales

David DeLiema, Megan Goeke, Basel Hussein, Jesslyn Valerie, Craig Anderson, Keisha Varma, Bodong Chen, Shima Salehi, Matthew Bernacki

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Abstract

This work expands on process-based accounts of the intersection between play, learning, and failure. We examine middle school and college players navigating Baba Is You, a puzzle-based video game, based on prior scholarship in debugging and problem-solving. We document how players notice deviations, generate causal explanations, and revise their approach when problem-solving. Using qualitative interaction analyses and quantitative sequential analyses, this work shows how players approach the puzzle through persistent tinkering guided by generating causal explanations of game mechanics and providing revision rationales. In addition to nuancing the field's understanding of the relationship between failure and learning, the study has implications for theorizing about and designing for learning through play and problem-solving.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All
Subtitle of host publication	Overarching Research, Development, and Practices - 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2022
Editors	Clark Chinn, Edna Tan, Carol Chan, Yael Kali
Publisher	International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
Pages	1421-1424
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781737330653
State	Published - 2022
Event	16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2022 - Virtual, Online, Japan Duration: Jun 6 2022 → Jun 10 2022

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Name	Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS
ISSN (Print)	1814-9316

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Conference	16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2022
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Virtual, Online
Period	6/6/22 → 6/10/22

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DeLiema, D., Goeke, M., Hussein, B., Valerie, J., Anderson, C., Varma, K., Chen, B., Salehi, S., & Bernacki, M. (2022). Playful Learning Following Deviations: A Mixture of Tinkering, Causal Explanations, and Revision Rationales. In C. Chinn, E. Tan, C. Chan, & Y. Kali (Eds.), International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All: Overarching Research, Development, and Practices - 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2022 (pp. 1421-1424). (Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).

Playful Learning Following Deviations: A Mixture of Tinkering, Causal Explanations, and Revision Rationales. / DeLiema, David; Goeke, Megan; Hussein, Basel et al.
International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All: Overarching Research, Development, and Practices - 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2022. ed. / Clark Chinn; Edna Tan; Carol Chan; Yael Kali. International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), 2022. p. 1421-1424 (Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS).

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DeLiema, D, Goeke, M, Hussein, B, Valerie, J, Anderson, C, Varma, K, Chen, B, Salehi, S & Bernacki, M 2022, Playful Learning Following Deviations: A Mixture of Tinkering, Causal Explanations, and Revision Rationales. in C Chinn, E Tan, C Chan & Y Kali (eds), International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All: Overarching Research, Development, and Practices - 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2022. Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS, International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), pp. 1421-1424, 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2022, Virtual, Online, Japan, 6/6/22.

DeLiema D, Goeke M, Hussein B, Valerie J, Anderson C, Varma K et al. Playful Learning Following Deviations: A Mixture of Tinkering, Causal Explanations, and Revision Rationales. In Chinn C, Tan E, Chan C, Kali Y, editors, International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All: Overarching Research, Development, and Practices - 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2022. International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS). 2022. p. 1421-1424. (Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS).

DeLiema, David ; Goeke, Megan ; Hussein, Basel et al. / Playful Learning Following Deviations : A Mixture of Tinkering, Causal Explanations, and Revision Rationales. International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All: Overarching Research, Development, and Practices - 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2022. editor / Clark Chinn ; Edna Tan ; Carol Chan ; Yael Kali. International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), 2022. pp. 1421-1424 (Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS).

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