英文摘要 |
The objective of this article was to design and evaluate the use of physically interactive games to the instruction of Minan dialect, focusing on Grade 3 elementary school students. Firstly, teaching requirements were defined from the analysis of related literature and the consultation with experts. Based on the Game-based learning theory, two games were designed to support the Minan dialect and to enhance learning motivation. These two games focused upon “word definition” and “phonetic alphabet” respectively. The methods of evaluation were conducted through the interview, observation, and questionnaire survey. The results indicated that the physically interactive games enhanced students’ motivation, increased learning participation and physical interaction. The teachers had positive attitudes towards the use of physically interactive games in the Minan dialect, and believed that it was feasible. In addition, through the process of playing games, the knowledge weakness of students’ capability could be identified with timely feedback. The learning activities fulfilled most students that favored hysical activities. Also, mutual learning between pupils was enhanced. |