Development of a Gamified Computer-Assisted Program for Collaborative Argumentation

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Pi-Sui Hsu
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2368-8621
Reva Freedman
Dean LaBarbera
Ben Kluga
Rui Zhang
Crystal Berrios
Sharda Sharma

Abstract

This design case details the ten-year (2014-present) iterative process to design and develop a graph-based computer-assisted program to support middle school students’ development of collaborative argumentation. We begin by describing the first two iterations of the design and discuss how we learned from the process failures. This paper focuses on the most recent iteration of the graph-based computer-assisted program that has evolved to incorporate the multiplayer function to support the representation of collaborative scientific argumentation for middle school students. The students’ and teacher’s experiences using the multiplayer game-based computer-assisted program are documented.

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Hsu, P.-S., Freedman, R., LaBarbera, D., Kluga, B., Zhang, R., Berrios, C., & Sharma, S. (2025). Development of a Gamified Computer-Assisted Program for Collaborative Argumentation. International Journal of Designs for Learning, 16(1), 23–32. https://doi.org/10.14434/ijdl.v16i1.36312
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Author Biographies

Pi-Sui Hsu, Northern Illinois University

Pi-Sui Hsu is a Professor in the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment at Northern Illinois University. Her research interests focus on technology integration in science education, particularly in scientific argumentation.

Reva Freedman, Northern Illinois University

Reva Freedman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Northern Illinois University. She specializes in the development of intelligent tutoring systems.

Dean LaBarbera, Discover Financial Services

Dean LaBarbera is an Associate Software Developer at Discover Financial Services.

Ben Kluga, Yale University

Ben Kluga is a Digital Services Production and Development Specialist at Yale University. They specialize in the development of intelligent tutoring systems.

Rui Zhang, Northern Illinois University

Rui Zhang is an undergraduate student in the Department of Computer Science, training to become a professional system developer.

Crystal Berrios, Northern Illinois University

Crystal Berrios is an undergraduate student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, training to become a biomedical engineer.

Sharda Sharma, Northern Illinois University

Sharda Sharma is a doctoral student in the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment at Northern Illinois University. Her research interest focuses on science inquiry.