We study wheel-spinning behavior among students using an educational game for physics. We attempted to determine whether students wheel-spin, and to build a wheel-spinning detector. We found that about 30 to 40i¾ź% of students are unable to successfully complete a level when attempting it 8 times or more, or when working on it for more than 160i¾źs. We also found that past performance is predictive of wheel-spinning, and that persistence increases both the likelihood of success and of wheel-spinning. Finally, we found that wheel-spinning in this context is different from wheel-spinning exhibited in prior work in that it is relatively easy to detect and does not suffer from cold starts.
['Thelma D. Palaoag', 'Ma. Mercedes T. Rodrigo', 'Juan Miguel L. Andres', 'Juliana Ma. Alexandra L. Andres', 'Joseph E. Beck']
Wheel-Spinning in a Game-Based Learning Environment for Physics