CIE: Learner behavior modeling oriented component model for edutainment game

Abstract

Edutainment games with the feature of learner behavior modeling may differ from many aspects, which made it crucial to define all related information according to a unified model. In this paper, we proposed a novel learner behavior modeling oriented component model for edutainment game-CIE, within which the three interrelated components-"Challenge", "Interactive Activity", and "Element" enabled the design team of edutainment game to design, define, and acquire the contents and information which is related to learner behavior modeling. Through the sub-modules such as "sequence of sub-goals" and "difficulty/workload", the model also provided significant basis for evaluating and analyzing learner behavior qualitatively and quantificationally in a standardized form. The application of the CIE model in the design of an edutainment web game had preliminarily proved its practicality. © 2013 Springer-Verlag.