A Logic Model for a Collectible Card Game for Cybersecurity Learning

This paper explores the application of a logic model that underpins the design and development of a collectible card game for the purpose of teaching children cybersecurity content. This work centered on playing a collectible card game, similar to Pokémon, Magic, The Gathering, and Yu-Ghi-Oh! and involved the PI of the project and graduate students working with children mostly in middle school grades (6 – 8). Here we offer the ways this model described and explained the design, development, and implementation of this project. Here we also explore the outcomes of the research related to the project and the implications of this work for future efforts and how this work may resonate with others in the fields of educational psychology, learning game development, and instructional design.