'It Was Fun': Exploring the Pedagogical Value of Collaborative Educational Games

Autor/inn/en	Cooney, Adeline; Darcy, Eamon
Titel	'It Was Fun': Exploring the Pedagogical Value of Collaborative Educational Games
Quelle	In: Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 17 (2020) 3, Artikel 4 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-9789
Schlagwörter	Educational Benefits; Cooperative Learning; Educational Games; Teamwork; Problem Solving; Simulation; College Freshmen; Instructional Effectiveness; Student Attitudes; Transfer of Training + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsertrag; Kooperatives Lernen; Educational game; Lernspiel; Problemlösen; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Studienanfänger; Unterrichtserfolg; Schülerverhalten; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung
Abstract	This qualitative descriptive study explored the value of games as pedagogical tools to teach team working and foster collaborative learning in a higher education classroom. Groups of three or four students (n = 181) were asked to participate in a simple low-tech serious game which required them to solve a puzzle. The puzzle simulated 'good' teamwork practices. Subsequently, participants were asked to complete an open-ended qualitative questionnaire about their experiences. The game was found to enhance learners' understanding of the attributes of effective team working. It was concluded that team-based collaborative games have value in experientially 'teaching' team working skills. Moreover, simple low-tech games were found to have good capacity for generating high-quality collaborative learning experiences. In this context it is argued that simple low-tech games should not be forgotten in the rush to develop computer-supported collaborative learning environments. Not least because they generate opportunities for face-to-face interaction. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01