The integration of design thinking into the process of developing a serious educational game and its influence on technological pedagogical content knowledge: Taking the case of a pre-service teacher as an example

Abstract

This study aims to investigate how a pre-service teacher integrated design thinking into the development of an SEG (which elements of design thinking were needed) and what was the impact of the integration of design thinking into the process of making an SEG on her technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) by using a self-study approach. The findings indicate that there were twelve elements of design thinking that are related to the whole process of making an SEG and the integration of design thinking into the development of an SEG affected the pre-service teacher’s TPACK in three different aspects.