Carnegie Mellon University
Qianou (Christina) Ma

Qianou (Christina) Ma

Advisor: Erik Harpstead
Major: Cognitive Science
Minors: Computer Science; Design for Learning

Support Designer-Teacher Collaboration in Educational Game Design Using Learning Science Principles

Educational game design requires interdisciplinary collaboration between game designers and teachers, and tools like learning science principles have been suggested to facilitate this process and help design better-integrated games. However, the translation from learning science theory to practice is not well studied, and no previous study has examined how the presentation format of learning science principles may influence the effectiveness of a realistic, collaborative game design process between designers and teachers. Therefore, this study will examine how the forms and presentation of learning science principles might influence designer-teacher collaboration, which has both theoretical and practical implications in the fields of learning science and educational game design.

Bio

Ma is interested in the application of learning science theories in education technologies, and she deeply believes in the revolutionary and transformative power of education and technology. Therefore, she’s planning to pursue grad schools after graduation, trying to learn more and contribute by doing more research in this area. Outside of schools, she enjoys cooking and making art, and she also like visiting museums, watching musicals, and riding roller coasters when things are still in person.