title: A serious game for improving the decision making skills and knowledge levels of Turkish football referees according to the laws of the game.
abstract: Digital game-based learning environments provide emerging opportunities to overcome learning barriers by combining newly developed technologies and traditional game design. This study proposes a quantitative research approach supported by expert validation interviews to designing a game-based learning framework. The goal is to improve the learning experience and decision-making skills of soccer referees in Turkey. A serious game was developed and tested on a group of referees (N = 54). The assessment results of these referees were compared with two sample t-test and the Wilcoxon signed-ranked test for both the experimental group and the control group. The findings of the current study confirmed that a game-based learning environment has greater merit over the paper-based alternatives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Engineering, Çankaya University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ulas
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gulec
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Engineering, Çankaya University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
keywords: Digital game-based learning; Interactive learning environments; Serious games