Donald Clark Plan B: Immersive games beats classroom in maths - The Diigo Meta page

• 05 Jul 08
  

  Tom Sepp
• 24 Jun 08
  

  Wilfred Rubens

  The University of Central Florida tested a hypothesis; that interactive maths games are more effective than classroom instruction.

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  Peter Beaumont

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• 23 Jun 08
  

  Harold Jarche

  Research from University of Central Florida showing that gamers are better at math

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• 22 Jun 08
  

  Christy Tucker

  18-week study comparing performance of high school students who learned math in a traditional classroom or with a game. Both classroom and game learning resulted in improvement in skills, but students who played the game scored significantly higher.

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  • According to the teachers, the games were effective teaching and learning tools because they (a) were experiential in nature, (b) offered an alternative way of teaching and learning, (c) gave the students reasons to learn mathematics to solve the game problems and progress in the games, (d) addressed students' mathematics phobias and (e) increased time on task.

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