ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Educ.
Sec. STEM Education
Volume 10 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1593564
This article is part of the Research TopicSTEM: Innovation on Teaching and Learning Vol. IIView all 5 articles
Application of Game-based Learning of Mathematics in Primary School Grade One——Taking a Primary School in Beijing as an Example
Provisionally accepted
Fan Yang1*
Xian Zhao2- 1Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing, China
- 2Beijing Railway Workers' Children's 11th Primary School, Beijing, China
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In primary school mathematics teaching, game-based learning can assist teachers in enhancing classroom efficiency, diversifying classroom activities, and fostering more harmonious teacher-student interactions. This study aimed to comprehensively investigate the current status of game-based learning implementation in first-grade primary school mathematics and identify challenges encountered during its application. To achieve this objective, the study employed a qualitative research approach, conducting semi-structured interviews with ten first-grade students and six experienced first-grade mathematics teachers. Additionally, systematic classroom observations were carried out in two first-grade classes, with eight observations per class, totaling 16 observations. The findings revealed several issues regarding teachers' utilization of game-based learning in first-grade mathematics classrooms. Based on these findings, the study proposed targeted strategies to address the identified challenges, focusing on optimizing the use of game-based learning across different teaching phases and establishing effective evaluation frameworks for game-based learning.
Keywords: game-based learning, Grade one, Mathematics, elementary school, case study
Received: 01 Apr 2025; Accepted: 09 Sep 2025.
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* Correspondence: Fan Yang, Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing, China
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