Quote:
"Play is ultimately at the root of any learning that may occur through gameplay. Psychologists such as Piaget, Vygotsky and Bruner provide clear descriptions of how such play influences learning. Much less is known about later years." (Lee & Probert, 2)
Response:
I immediately identified with is section of the article because I just completed an Educational Psychology course last semester. I agree with the point that the authors are trying to make about how play is useful in education. I believe that play continues to be useful in education after second grade, because it changes the direction of a class. Play is less formal than lecturing and can spark the interest of students that may be struggling to focus on new material. I believe that the expression," We are all children at heart." has much truth in teaching.
Link:
http://www.academia.edu/258188/Designing_An_Educational_Alternate_Reality_Game
I reviewed my sources in my Educational Psychology course and didn't find one that matched up to this article so I googled up one that caught my attention also in regards to our course. The link is to an article called" Designing An Educational Alternate Reality Game" and has excellent ideas about linking up games and education. It provides me with a good background on this subject.
Reference:
Lee, J. K., & Probert, J. (2010). Civilization III and Whole-Class Play in High School Social Studies Journal of Social Studies Research, 33(1), 1-28.
I too thought about my education psychology course when I read this section of the article. I also agree that gameplay is important for education. This is reinforced to me pretty much every week when I read the weeks assignment. I totally agree with the saying “We are all children at heart.” This is evident to me when I see my Dad and Mom playing Wii games. It is so important to engage our students in learning; gameplay seems to be one of the new ways to help engage them.
ReplyDeleteI, too, was reminded of education psychology. I hadn't really thought about play being gone from school after second grade. Then I thought about my daughter, she started third grade this year and has complained that things are no longer "fun". Play has its place in education. My daughter is having trouble with spelling. I'm trying to "sneak" learning into her. I've bought several spelling game apps and boggle. I played boggle all the time when I was little, she thinks it's fun too.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you are making connections to Ed Psych! It is the Ed Psych people who first starting making positive connections between video games and learning!
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