The Challenges of Gaming for Democratic Education: The Case of iCivics

Autor/inn/en	Stoddard, Jeremy; Banks, Angela M.; Nemacheck, Christine; Wenska, Elizabeth
Titel	The Challenges of Gaming for Democratic Education: The Case of iCivics
Quelle	In: Democracy & Education, 24 (2016) 2, Artikel 2 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1085-3545
Schlagwörter	Video Games; Technology Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Democratic Values; Civics; Learner Engagement; Decision Making; Social Problems; Citizenship Education; College Students; Protocol Analysis; Coding; Design; Teaching Methods; Affective Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Video game; Videospiel; Videospiele; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Unterrichtsmedien; Staatsbürgerkunde; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Collegestudent; Codierung; Programmierung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung
Abstract	Video games are the most recent technological advancement to be viewed as an educational panacea and a force for democracy. However, this medium has particular affordances and constraints as a tool for democratic education in educational environments. This paper presents results from a study of the design and content of four iCivics games and their potential to meet the goals of democratic education. Specifically, we focus on the games as designed experiences, the nature and accuracy of the content, and the nature of intellectual engagement in the games. We find that the games, while easily accessible and aligned with standardized curriculum, do not provide opportunities to engage players in deliberative decision making on contemporary issues or to apply concepts from the game world to their role as citizens in training. Further, the game content is more "textbook" than the potentially dynamic and authentic types of civic engagement the medium of games can provide. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01