論語為中國儒家最重要的經典名著，內容涉及政治、教育、文學、哲學以及立身處世的道理等多方面；透過論語課程，學生可以領會人生應有的修養與責任。對於論語的學習，除了記憶與理解外，更重要的是需要內化成自發性的學習行為。然而，傳統教學主要著重在記憶，儘管學生能朗朗上口的背誦論語，卻不一定能真實理解應用在生活上。本研究旨在探討遊戲式學習應用於「論語」教學之成效，藉由遊戲中結合故事情境的方式，引導學生學習「論語」的內涵。實驗對象為台北市某國小五年級兩個班級的學生，其中五年八班25人為實驗組，使用以RPG Maker軟體所開發之遊戲式學習模式；另外五年三班25人為控制組，使用一般科技融入教學的講授模式。由實驗結果發現，使用遊戲情境的學習方式，對於提昇學生的學習動機、學習方法及科技接受度有顯著的幫助。

As the most prominent classic of Chinese Confucianism, Confucian Analects covers issues of politics, education, literature, philosophy, life attitudes, etc.; courses of Confucian Analects help students learn manners and responsibilities of life. It is more important to internalize the ideas of Confucian Analects by one’s spontaneous behaviors rather than to memorize them. Even though traditional teachings which center on memorization make students recite Confucian Analects fluently, they do not exactly comprehend and use its idea in everyday life. This study explores the effects of applying game-based learning, which creates story-like scenarios and guides students to learn its meanings, in studying Confucian Analects. The participants of this experiment are two rooms of fifth graders in Taipei City. The experimental group is twenty-five fifth graders in room eight who learn by using RPG Marker’s digital-game-based learning mode while the control group is twenty-five fifth graders in room three who are lectured with the help of ordinary technology.
As the result of this experiment shows, the scenarios of game-like learning considerably benefit students' motivation, learning method, and acceptability of using technology.

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