Exploring the role of interactive games in improving Spanish spelling skills: A Mobile App study

This study aimed to investigate the impact of a specially designed mobile application, GAUBI, on Spanish spelling proficiency among primary school students. Utilizing a quasi-experimental design, we hypothesized that GAUBI would significantly improve spelling performance. Additionally, we examined t...

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Autores: Vázquez-Cano, Esteban, Bernal-Bravo, César, Ballesteros-Regaña, Cristóbal, López Meneses, Eloy
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO)
Repositorio:RIO. Repositorio Institucional Olavide
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Gamification
Spanish language
Primary Education
Mobile Application
Spelling Proficiency
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spelling Exploring the role of interactive games in improving Spanish spelling skills: A Mobile App studyExplorando el papel de los juegos interactivos en la mejora de las habilidades ortográficas en español: un estudio basado en una aplicación móvilVázquez-Cano, EstebanBernal-Bravo, CésarBallesteros-Regaña, CristóbalLópez Meneses, EloyGamificationSpanish languagePrimary EducationMobile ApplicationSpelling ProficiencyThis study aimed to investigate the impact of a specially designed mobile application, GAUBI, on Spanish spelling proficiency among primary school students. Utilizing a quasi-experimental design, we hypothesized that GAUBI would significantly improve spelling performance. Additionally, we examined the relationship between the type and duration of gameplay—specifically arcade, research, and fiction games—and improvements in spelling proficiency. The study involved 114 Spanish primary school students, who completed a pre-test to establish baseline spelling skills. Following a period of app usage, a post-test was administered to evaluate changes in performance. Pre-test and post-test assessments were aligned with the primary school curriculum in Spanish. Paired samples t-tests compared pre-and post-test scores, revealing statistically significant improvements in spelling performance, with a big effect size (Cohen's d = 0.80). Pearson correlation coefficients explored the association between game type and spelling outcomes, identifying significant positive correlations for "Research" and "Fiction" games, while "Arcade" games showed no clear relationship. These findings suggest that narrative-driven and research-based games are particularly effective in enhancingspelling skills. The results support the use of gamification, especially through collaborative and narrative-rich games, as a beneficial strategy for practising Spanish spelling.Universidad de Córdoba20252025-01-1420242024-12-1620242024-12-16journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10433/22304reponame:RIO. Repositorio Institucional Olavideinstname:Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:rio_________::a744380c2bf874a5989ea06ea8e5d4412025-07-13T12:44:41Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Exploring the role of interactive games in improving Spanish spelling skills: A Mobile App study
Explorando el papel de los juegos interactivos en la mejora de las habilidades ortográficas en español: un estudio basado en una aplicación móvil
title Exploring the role of interactive games in improving Spanish spelling skills: A Mobile App study
spellingShingle Exploring the role of interactive games in improving Spanish spelling skills: A Mobile App study
Vázquez-Cano, Esteban
Gamification
Spanish language
Primary Education
Mobile Application
Spelling Proficiency
title_short Exploring the role of interactive games in improving Spanish spelling skills: A Mobile App study
title_full Exploring the role of interactive games in improving Spanish spelling skills: A Mobile App study
title_fullStr Exploring the role of interactive games in improving Spanish spelling skills: A Mobile App study
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the role of interactive games in improving Spanish spelling skills: A Mobile App study
title_sort Exploring the role of interactive games in improving Spanish spelling skills: A Mobile App study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Vázquez-Cano, Esteban
Bernal-Bravo, César
Ballesteros-Regaña, Cristóbal
López Meneses, Eloy
author Vázquez-Cano, Esteban
author_facet Vázquez-Cano, Esteban
Bernal-Bravo, César
Ballesteros-Regaña, Cristóbal
López Meneses, Eloy
author_role author
author2 Bernal-Bravo, César
Ballesteros-Regaña, Cristóbal
López Meneses, Eloy
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Gamification
Spanish language
Primary Education
Mobile Application
Spelling Proficiency
topic Gamification
Spanish language
Primary Education
Mobile Application
Spelling Proficiency
description This study aimed to investigate the impact of a specially designed mobile application, GAUBI, on Spanish spelling proficiency among primary school students. Utilizing a quasi-experimental design, we hypothesized that GAUBI would significantly improve spelling performance. Additionally, we examined the relationship between the type and duration of gameplay—specifically arcade, research, and fiction games—and improvements in spelling proficiency. The study involved 114 Spanish primary school students, who completed a pre-test to establish baseline spelling skills. Following a period of app usage, a post-test was administered to evaluate changes in performance. Pre-test and post-test assessments were aligned with the primary school curriculum in Spanish. Paired samples t-tests compared pre-and post-test scores, revealing statistically significant improvements in spelling performance, with a big effect size (Cohen's d = 0.80). Pearson correlation coefficients explored the association between game type and spelling outcomes, identifying significant positive correlations for "Research" and "Fiction" games, while "Arcade" games showed no clear relationship. These findings suggest that narrative-driven and research-based games are particularly effective in enhancingspelling skills. The results support the use of gamification, especially through collaborative and narrative-rich games, as a beneficial strategy for practising Spanish spelling.
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