Expressions of learner agency in virtual inquiry: Linking agency and evidence-centered game design
Jillianne Code·Nesrine El Banna·Aashay Mehta·Nick Zap·Kieran Forde·Rachel Ralph·Zahira Tasabehji·Aimee Lutrin·Rachel Moylan
Game-based learning environments often support exploration but rarely connect learner agency with rigorous, embedded assessment. This study reports on the design and pilot implementation of ALIVE (Agency for Learning in Immersive Virtual Environments), a virtual inquiry environment that integrates the Agency for Learning framework with Evidence-Centered Game Design. Nine middle and high school students completed an ecological investigation that required evidence collection, hypothesis testing, a