个案研究方法在教育游戏研究中的应用

Using Case Study Method as a Strategy for Researching Educational Game：Our Empirical Experience

个案研究是以一个人或一个团体为研究对象，广泛搜集各种资料，综合运用各种方法，对复杂情境中的现象进行深入探究的研究策略。在我们开展的VISOLE(Virtual Interactive Student-Oriented Learning Environment)研究项目中，就采用个案研究方法来深入研究同学的动机、行为和学习成效，并取得了良好的效果。文章仔细讲解了采用该方法的动机、本个案研究的特点以及具体的研究过程。

Case study is a sort of research method， for conducting in-depth investigation on various complex phenomena and situations， with the employment of blended strategies for data collection and analysis. When conducting our research on game-based learning pedagogy called VISOLE (Virtual Interactive Student-Oriented Learning Environment)， case study was used as a steering methodology for investigating students' motivation， behaviors and their relationships with learning outcomes. This paper aims to delineate the rationale behind our study approach， as well as the design and proceedings of the entire research.