An Examination of Electronic Gaming in Education

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An Examination of Electronic Gaming in Education

• Sarah Sichina
• Julian Katz
• Alexi Zwagil
• Christina Furbay

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Introduction

• learning styles
• visualreading and writing, auditory
• Listening/ haptichands-on, or performing
  activity learned.
• Electronic gaming is a tool used to reach three
  interesting and different styles of learning.

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Types of Games

• Online Study Guides
• Computers
• CD ROMS for children
• Flight Simulators
• Used for training
• Students benefit from engaging in learning
  activities
• Multiplayer Online Games

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Support for Electronic Gaming

• Electronic gaming has potential to improve
  learning curve of children
• computer or a magazine.
• Leads to positive result for students of all ages
• not only in the elementary or classroom setting,
  but also in terms of career development.

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Additional Support

• Computer programs can be very helpful to both
  students and parents
• Parents want to see their children do well and
  gain an education without an excessive struggle

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Additional Support Contd

• Whether theyre tapping away on video game
  controllers or the keys of their computers in
  popular online games, todays game players are
  acquiring skills that companies increasingly
  value as the gaming generation enters the
  workforce (Banerjee, 2008, p. 1).
• companies require increasing efficiency for
  employees in terms of typing and computer
  programs (Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

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More Support

• Electronic games can help students to develop
  strategic thinking.
• Object of game is to change the world by
  starting with just one personplayers are
  encouraged to build an empire and attempt to
  conquer the world

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Opposition

• Critics believe that edugaming is based on
  sloppy thinking that
• (a) kids hate school
• (b) kids love games
• (c) we should sneak school into games.

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Additional Opposition

• Critics claim those who support the idea are
  adults who are intrigued by games that surpass
  the technological sophistication of those from
  their adolescence.
• Edugaming is ignorance of gaming
• False belief that all kids like to play one type
  of game when there are really several variations.

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Conclusion

• Structure and rules can be preserved to maintain
  order
• Students will be more likely to respond to
  structured learning
• provided with meaningful ways to absorb the
  information presented to them.
• Electronic gaming not only promotes significant
  achievements in students academically, but also
  in long-term careers.