Electronic Collaborative Learning in Math-City

Collaboration is a widely accepted and successful learning construct. Benefits of collaboration include improved academic achievement, increased motivation, and improved social skills. In recent years, electronic educational games have made their way into the elementary school classroom. Many of these games are constructed around individual or competition-based learning environments. Pedagogical research, however, shows that collaborative learning is a beneficial learning construct. As electronic games become popular in the classroom setting, the development of collaborative educational environments should not be overlooked. We present the design, development, and evaluation of Collaborative Math-City. Collaborative Math-City extends the Math-City electronic game and allows for a collaborative working environment among peers. The design of Collaborative Math-City incorporates both pedagogical research and educational software research.