Let’s Escape! The Impact of a Digital-Physical Combined Escape Room on Students’ Creative Thinking, Learning Motivation, and Science Academic Achievement

Digital and physical escape rooms have been suggested as practical effective approaches to game-based learning recently gained momentum. The deficit of scholarly works that simultaneously implement both types legitimizes this study’s significance appropriateness. researchers systematically combined digital integrated them into fifth-grade science lessons (experimental group N = 22; control 21). Considering creative thinking is one the essential competencies in competitive world, motivation a crucial factor contributing students’ learning, academic achievement criterion for outcomes. Torrance Test Creative Thinking (fluency, flexibility, originality, elaboration), Learning Motivation Scale (value, expectation, affect, executive volition), exam were used quantitatively investigate effectiveness. results indicated experimental group’s outperformed significantly. Nonetheless, groups showed no significant difference achievement. present study verifies digital–physical room an approach has potential be widely schools benefit learning. Some discussions, educational implications, suggestions future studies practices are offered.