Appropriation et Authenticité

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THÈSE
Pour obtenir le grade de
DOCTEUR DE L’UNIVERSITÉ DE GRENOBLE
Spécialité : Ingénierie de la Cognition, de l'interaction, de
l'Apprentissage et de la création
Arrêté ministériel : 7 août 2006

Présentée par
Celso André DE S. B. GONÇALVES

Thèse dirigée par Muriel NEY
codirigée par Jean-Luc BOSSON

préparée au sein du Laboratoire d’Informatique de Grenoble -
UMR 5217, Equipe MeTAH
dans l'École Doctorale EDISCE

Appropriation et Authenticité,
Une étude didactique des expériences d'apprentissage
d'étudiants engagés dans un "jeu sérieux" en

Epidémiologie et Biostatistique

Thèse soutenue publiquement le 24 Septembre 2013,
devant le jury composé de :

M. Nicolas BALACHEFF
Directeur de recherche émérite, CNRS, Laboratoire d'Informatique de
Grenoble, Président du jury

M. Sten RUNAR LUDVIGSEN
Professeur à University of Oslo, Norvège, Rapporteur
Mme Verônica GITIRANA GOMES FERREIRA
Chercheur CNPq à Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brésil,
Rapporteur
M. Eric SANCHEZ
Maître de conférence, ENS de Lyon, professeur associé à l'Université de
Sherbrooke, Québec, Examinateur
M. Jean-Luc BOSSON
Professeur des Université à l’Université Joseph Fourier, Co-directeur de
thèse
Muriel NEY
Chercheur CNRS au Laboratoire d’Informatique de Grenoble, Directrice de
thèse
Université Joseph Fourier / Université Pierre Mendès France /
Université Stendhal / Université de Savoie / Grenoble INP

Grenoble University
Doctoral School of Engineering for Health, Cognition and Environment
Grenoble Informatics Laboratory - UMR 5217
Team - Models and Technologies for Human Learning
Speciality Engineering for the Cognition, Interaction, Learning and
Creation
Appropriat ion & Aut hent icit y
A didactic study of the learning
experience of students engaged in a
serious game on Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Celso André DE SOUZA BARROS GONÇALVES

Dedication

Along the path to completion of a professional project such as a thesis, personal
experiences are important. I trod some of this way without any institutional
support; I had to be obstinate to achieve my goals. Therefore, I dedicate this work
to those who supported, helped, and inspired me, while widening my mind and
spirit, and who offered or facilitated important job opportunities and my early
scientific work.

I thank Dr. Marco-Aurélio de ALVIM COSTA and my early teachers Mr. Eduardo de
ASSIS IASBECK and Mr. José Carlos E. de ARAUJO. From the Universidade Federal
de Uberlândia, I thank Psychology Professors Dr. Caio César S.C. PRÓCHNO, Dr.
Marilia de la COLLETA, Mrs Marta Ajej, and Dr. Walter M. FARIA SILVA NETO; and
Philosophy Professor Moacir BORTOLOZO†.

I offer thanks to Mrs. Adorama ARAUJO GONÇALVES of the Yázigi Internexus in
Uberlândia. In Lyon, I especially thank Ms. Isobel SIROY of Bioforce and IUT B, and
Ms. Erina SIROY, for their friendship and support; and Mr. Jean Marie PONS and
Mrs. Antoinette PONS for their kindness and help.

From the time of my Master studies in Lyon, I thank Professors Dr. Philippe
SARNIN and Dr. Marc-Eric BOBILLE-CHAUMON from Université Lumières Lyon II;
my Master’s dissertation supervisor Professor Dr. Jacqueline VACHERAND-REVEL
at the Ecole Centrale de Lyon; and Dr. Kristine LUND of the ICARlab of the Ecole
Normale Superieur de Lyon.

From the time of my PhD Program in Grenoble, I thank the Biostatistics tutor team
at the Grenoble Medicine School; all students who volunteered to participate in the
survey; the staff of the Themas team at TIMClab; those of the MeTAH team at
LIGlab; my fellow doctoral students; and Péricles and Joelma SOBREIRA.

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I also dedicate this work to my close friends in Brazil. These are Diocassio J.
TOMAS Jr, Rodrigo GUIMARÃES, Miriam PAULINO, Juliana ASSUNÇÃO, and Luciane
MEDEIROS. A tender dedication goes to my family, Mr. Celso and Mrs. Marise
GONÇALVES; Guilherme; Leonardo; (particularly) Gabriel GONÇALVES and Lilian
GONÇALVES; my new family Mr. Cleudson† & Mrs. Silvia QUEIROZ (my “mesena”);
Marcelo and Juliana Queiroz; Thalita and Daniela; and (most tenderly), Leticia
ALVIM QUEIROZ, whose company and support were essential.

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Acknowledgement

After seeking to acknowledge those who supported me on the path to my
doctorate, it is time to acknowledge those who contributed directly to production
of the work. It is difficult to write a thesis alone. Such work is built upon the
support of a scientific community that helps in various ways and on financial
support from various institutions. Therefore, I thank the Université de Grenoble; the
International Society of the Learning Sciences, particularly the Stellar European
Network, and, especially, the Région Rhônes-Alpes, for financial support during my
three-year program.

When one embarks on a new field of research, in a new community, and in a new
city, encouragement and moral support are essential to ensure progress and are of
enormous psychological value. I felt very welcome in the MeTAH team and I want
to thank all past and present colleagues from the Laboratoire d’Informatique de
Grenoble, especially Clément MAISCH, Gwendaêl CHAPEL, Nicolas VEZIAN,
Christelle MARIAIS, Sandra MICHELET, Joris MITHALAL, Valérie EMIN, Raffaella
BALZARINI, Sébastien LALLE, Zilora ZOUAOUI, Marjolaine BODIN, Rachel JULIEN,
Patricia MARZIN, Alain BIREBENT, Viviane GUERAUD, Isabelle GIRAULT, Florence
MICHAU, Jean-Philippe PERNIN, Jean-Michel ADAM, Cedric d’HAM, Claire
WAJMAN, and Anne LEJEUNE. Thank you all very much not just for accepting me
into the group but for making me feel part of a scientific movement.

My thesis did not emerge as a complete document, but was rather formed from
various layers of written and unwritten co-operative discourse and oral exchange,
and unpublished and published papers. Every time I presented a rough sketch of
my ideas, this was polished and enriched by many generous contributions,
comments, observations, and suggestions. I thus thank Jerry ANDERSEEN at
Twente University, Michael BAKER at Telecom Paris Tech, Sten R. LUDVIGSEN at
the University of Oslo, and Thomas MOHER at the University of Illinois. I wish to
thank colleagues from the Themas team at the TIMClab, especially Claudine
SCHWARTZ, Sandra DAVID-TCHOUDA, and my thesis co-Director Jean-Luc
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BOSSON; their support was crucial in fieldwork and during a priori analysis. I
thank my colleagues from the MeTAH team who were close to my work; I thank
Delphine CHAZOT and (especially) Marie-Caroline CROZET; I also acknowledge the
expert support of Annie BESSOT.

No matter how much effort a young researcher may invest in a scientific field, the
horizon may appear closer than is in fact the case because of a lack of experience;
such experience is essential for appropriate development of research. This is why
PhD candidates need supervisors; these individuals are usually experienced senior
researchers who take a broad view of a field. Not only do they recognize
connections between various scientific concepts but they can also identify and
respect the importance of an embryonic idea that may in fact evolve to become
useful. I am honoured and humbled to have had the opportunity to work with
Nicolas BALACHEFF and Muriel NEY. I want to thank them for their conceptual
support; for every meeting they had with me; and for every clarification they made.
Finally, I cannot end without expressing my eternal gratitude to my thesis director
Muriel NEY for her presence, and the support and assistance provided during the
past five years. She has guided me not just into a research field but also into a
professional life. Thank you for doing this with such dignity.

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