Engagement, Understanding, and Achievement

We designed the Khipu Master game to support several 5th grade Common Core mathematics standards related to the base-10 number system. Taking the design from its starting point, we are using design-based research methods to refine both the design and the assessment instruments through a series of iterations. We have finished conducting a pilot study on basic elements of the game and a feasibility study on the first iteration, and are in the middle of collecting data for a comparison study on the second iteration. So far, gains on the pre/post assessment appear to have increased modestly after the first iteration.