Güleç, UlaşGulec, UlasYilmaz, MuratYılmaz, MuratBilgisayar MühendisliğiYazılım Mühendisliği2020-04-162020-04-162016Gulec, Ulas; Yilmaz, Murat, "A serious game for improving the decision making skills and knowledge levels of Turkish football referees according to the laws of the game", Vol. 5, (2016).2193-1801https://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-2227-0Yilmaz, Murat/0000-0002-2446-3224Digital game-based learning environments provide emerging opportunities to overcome learning barriers by combining newly developed technologies and traditional game design. This study proposes a quantitative research approach supported by expert validation interviews to designing a game-based learning framework. The goal is to improve the learning experience and decision-making skills of soccer referees in Turkey. A serious game was developed and tested on a group of referees (N = 54). The assessment results of these referees were compared with two sample t-test and the Wilcoxon signed-ranked test for both the experimental group and the control group. The findings of the current study confirmed that a game-based learning environment has greater merit over the paper-based alternatives.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessDigital Game-Based LearningInteractive Learning EnvironmentsSerious GamesArticle510.1186/s40064-016-2227-02-s2.0-84971611909WOS:00037645330000327330888N/AN/A