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  • Educational Technology

Background:

  • Digital games can foster self-efficacy through enactive and observational learning.
  • Interactivity in digital games does not consistently enhance self-efficacy.
  • Social cognitive theory constructs like performance outcome and perceived similarity are often overlooked in digital game research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the impact of interactive digital games versus passive digital games on self-efficacy.
  • To investigate the role of player performance and perceived similarity in observational learning within digital games.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of video comparison designs in studying digital game interactivity's effect on self-efficacy.

Main Methods:

  • Compared interactive digital games with non-interactive (passive) digital games using a video comparison design.
  • Assessed player performance in digital games.
  • Measured perceived similarity between the observer and the observed player.

Main Results:

  • Digital game interactivity generally led to higher self-efficacy compared to non-interactive games.
  • In non-interactive conditions, perceived similarity moderated the effect of performance on self-efficacy.
  • Observing a similar player enhanced self-efficacy comparable to interactive games; observing a dissimilar player did not.

Conclusions:

  • Digital game interactivity is a significant factor in promoting self-efficacy.
  • Perceived similarity is a critical moderator in observational learning for self-efficacy, especially in non-interactive game contexts.
  • Game developers should consider perceived similarity when designing games for self-efficacy development.