Attended class Academic games There are many different types of games used in college and university classrooms. We have grouped games into seven categories, based on the underlying learning framework employed: - Puzzles are normally designed such that missing information must be identified and used in a strategic way in order to solve some overarching goal or concept.
- Guessing games typically have a single answer or concept the player must identify. These games are often heavily dependent on verbal communication.
- Trivia games require the student to answer specific content questions. With respect to use in the classroom, these games are typically adaptations of games from television, where participants have to compete to accumulate point in order to win.
- Role plays are games in which students assume identities that are different from their own and engage with each other in a predetermined way. This category of game relies on students recalling information relative to their role and then engaging that information in a way that is consistent with the Scenario given.
- Simulations involve setting up alternate worlds or situations in which students may practice their skills and knowledge in a safe environment. They often require more extensive preparation time than some of the other categories of games.
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Teaching for Learning
Major, CH, Harris, MS, Zakarajsek, T, 2016 |