GAMES AND LEARNING
What Is a Game?
Types of Games
Game Design for Learning
Do Games Affect Cognitive Skills or Behaviors?
Do Games Promote Better Learning Than Alternative Methods?
What Makes Games Effective?
CHAPTER 14
Games and Learning
“The design of games for learning should be based on rigorous scientific evidence rather than on strong opinions.”
—Mayer (2014b, 254)
On a typical day in 2009, 60 percent of eight-to 18-year-olds were playing video games compared with 52 percent in 2004. No doubt by the time you are reading this, the proportion is closer to 70 or even 75 percent! In 2012 more than $20 billion were spent on games and associated ...
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