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Investigating the effect of a game-based learning application on students’ grammar learning in a Singapore university

Ivy Chan 1 * , Yin Teng Chong 2 , Thu Tran 3
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1 Language and Communication Centre, Nanyang Technological University, SINGAPORE2 Centre for English Communication, Singapore Management University, SINGAPORE3 School of Computing and Information Systems, Singapore Management University, SINGAPORE* Corresponding Author
Journal of Digital Educational Technology, 6(1), April 2026, ep2607, https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/17552
Submitted: 07 July 2025, Published: 15 December 2025
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ABSTRACT

Good grammar is essential for university students to communicate effectively; however, students often find learning and applying grammar rules boring and challenging. This study aims to investigate the effect of game-based learning to support undergraduate students’ grammar learning in a Singapore university. This study involved two hundred and twenty students who played a web-based grammar game application from January to April 2024. The researchers found a significant correlation between the highest level achieved in the game and the grammar test. This suggests that the more effort the students put into playing the game to attain higher levels, the more likely their English grammar will improve. Our findings support using a grammar game-based learning, which is situated in a business context, to facilitate students’ learning of grammar in context. As grammar is an important aspect of good writing, it is hoped that students can develop good grammar to support their writing assignments. The implications of how educational technologies can be utilized in writing classes, along with practical ideas for implementing a game-based app to support students’ grammar learning, will be proposed.
Keywords: educational technology, higher education, game-based application, grammar

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Chan, I., Chong, Y. T., & Tran, T. (2026). Investigating the effect of a game-based learning application on students’ grammar learning in a Singapore university. Journal of Digital Educational Technology, 6(1), ep2607. https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/17552

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