Effects of Game-Based Teaching on Primary Students' Dance Learning: The Application of the Personal Active Choreographer

The article explored the effects of game-based teaching on primary student dance teaching and learning.Twosemestersofdanceteachingandlearningconductedbythesameteacherwereanalyzed. Inthefirstsemester,theteachertaughtdanceinatraditionalway.Inthesecondsemester,theteacher taughtdancewithaseriousgameintheteachingdesignandimplementation.Resultsindicatedthat theuseoftheseriousgameimprovedteacherandstudentsco-engagementintheteachingactivities. Itenhancedclassroominteractionsandstudentlearningsatisfaction,aswellastheteacher’sserious gameacceptance.Results supported that theseriousgamewashelpful toprimarystudentdance teachingandlearning. KEywoRDS Classroom Interactions, Dance Learning, Dance Serious Game, Game Acceptance, Game-Based Teaching, Learning Satisfaction, Primary Students, Teaching Design

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