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Vieyra, Rebecca; Edwards, Teon; Rowe, Elizabeth; Asbell-Clarke, Jodi – Science Teacher, 2015
Gaming is becoming an effective form of learning and assessment and shouldn't be overlooked in an increasingly technological world. The games described in this article ("Impulse," "Quantum Spectre," and "Ravenous"), entertaining enough to be played by the general public, are also appropriate and useful in a classroom…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Education, Play, Educational Games
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Sherrow, Lauren A.; Spriggs, Amy D.; Knight, Victoria F. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2016
This study investigated effects of video modeling (VM) when teaching recreation and leisure skills to three high school students with moderate intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorder. Results, evaluated via a multiple probe across participants design, indicated that VM was effective for teaching all students to play the Wii.…
Descriptors: Models, High School Students, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Adachi, Paul J. C.; Willoughby, Teena – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013
Some researchers have proposed that video games possess good learning principles and may promote problem solving skills. Empirical research regarding this relationship, however, is limited. The goal of the presented study was to examine whether strategic video game play (i.e., role playing and strategy games) predicted self-reported problem…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Adolescents, Play, Problem Solving
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Manusos, Dominick O.; Busby, Joe R.; Clark, Aaron C. – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2013
The article provides information on the changing rules in the authentic designs in gaming. It states that board games have been used to teach before a traditional classroom setting was ever put in place. It mentions that technology, engineering, and design education teachers would do well to develop their assignments to lead students into…
Descriptors: Games, Play, Design, STEM Education