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Download full textWainess, Richard; Koenig, Alan; Kerr, Deirdre – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2011
Effective design of training-related games (games for training and/or assessment) requires synergy between the mechanisms for delivering instructional content and the mechanisms for learning game play and game functionality (Becker, 2006). The learning domain must be embedded as a core game mechanic: that is, the game cannot be advanced or won…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Play, Video Games, Educational Games
Wainess, Richard; Kerr, Deirdre; Koenig, Alan – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2011
One of the reasons why commercial video games are popular is that they effectively teach players how to play the game--in many cases as the player plays the game itself. This paper focuses on how to effectively integrate teaching "how to play a game" with teaching an "instructional domain" within a game for learning. By analyzing more than 30…
Descriptors: Video Games, Teaching Methods, Educational Games, Feedback (Response)
