Using Games in Learning

1. Using Games in Learning Reflection

2. Should Games be Used for Learning? • Yes, using games for learning allows students to engage in learning in a fun way.

3. Why it should be used: • It improves test scores • Makes learning fun and engaging • Motivates people to learn • Helps people comprehend more by using active learning

4. Examples from Reading: • Digital game based learning is one of the first effective and doable means to alter the learning process in a way that appeals to people • “Stuff” to be learned cannot just be “told” to people. It must be learned by them through interaction, construction, and fun. • Elementary students that learned the curriculum through on PlayStations had their scores rise 30-40 percent

5. Examples from Reading • A cursory review of the experimental research in the last five years shows well-documented positive effects of DGBL across multiple disciplines and learners. • Digital game based learning can play an important role in learning the material that is not intrinsically motivating to anyone, but still needs to be learned