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Engaging Children from Under-Represented Groups with STEM Using "Minecraft" to Link with the UN SDGs
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Direct linkHobbs, Laura; Behenna, Sarah – Primary Science, 2023
This article discusses how the authors' 'Science Hunters' suite of projects uses the computer game Minecraft to engage children, particularly those from underrepresented groups, with STEM. Delivered by environmental scientists, Science Hunters projects link to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through offering inclusive…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Disproportionate Representation, STEM Education, Video Games
Sluman, Jonny – Primary Science, 2013
In this article Jonny Sluman describes how he adapted an interactive DVD quiz game at a Christmas family get-together into an exciting, creative science activity to teach his students. The rounds included: a "quick fire" question round, a "what happened next" round, a music round, and a "spot the difference" round.…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Video Games, Video Technology, Multimedia Materials
Download full textKitching, Lucy; Wheeler, Steve – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2013
Games based learning is currently a hotly debated topic in education and is a fertile field of study (Holmes, 2011; Abrams, 2009). Many schools are exploring ways in which games can be embedded into the curriculum, to enhance learning through deeper engagement and higher levels of motivation (Miller & Robertson, 2010). This paper explores the…
Descriptors: Females, Video Games, Learning Strategies, Questionnaires
Habgood, M. P. Jacob; Ainsworth, Shaaron E. – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2011
The concept of "intrinsic motivation" lies at the heart of the user engagement created by digital games. Yet despite this, educational software has traditionally attempted to harness games as extrinsic motivation by using them as a sugar coating for learning content. This article tests the concept of "intrinsic integration" as…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Incentives, Student Motivation, Time on Task
