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Jennifer Jocz

University World News - US: Women gain in science while video games hold back boys - 0 views

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video games achievement

shared by Jennifer Jocz on 23 Apr 10 - Cached
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  • Last year, Iowa State University researcher Douglas Gentile published a survey of American 8-to-18 year-olds which found 12% of boys were video-game addicted, having at least six symptoms out of 11, similar to a scale for gambling addiction. Yet only 3% of girls were video game addicts.
  • Robert Weis and Brittany C Cerankosky of Denison University measured a group of boys' academic baseline achievement and surveyed their parents and teachers as well. They then gave half the boys video-game units. Boys receiving the video-game stations experienced an academic nosedive. The control group of boys without video games continued with solid schoolwork.
  • Jennifer Jocz on 23 Apr 10
     
    Although this study is just correlative, it still poses some interesting questions about video games and academic achievement.
Anushka Fernando

BRAZIL: Young Indigenous Hero Teaches History in Video Game - IPS ipsnews.net - 0 views

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T545 video games colonization history lesson brazil

shared by Anushka Fernando on 30 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • The idea is to strengthen the role of virtual tools as a teaching resource, which can even be used in distance education and digital inclusion initiatives
  • new cultural industry as a medium for education and cultural awareness as well as to foster the development of multidisciplinary projects in universities
  • e game was developed with the support of the Secretariat of Culture of the state of Rio de Janeiro.
  • Anushka Fernando on 30 Jan 11
     
    a video game that teachers colonization. it has been developed by the ministry of Culture in Brazil with other collaborators. It is viewed as a tool for distance learning
Amanda Comperchio

Untapped Opportunity: Exploring the Arab Video Game Market - 2 views

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shared by Amanda Comperchio on 06 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Amanda Comperchio on 06 Mar 11
     
    If anyone is interested in using games for education and learning in the Middle East, this short article provides a some information on the current state of the Arab video game market - challenges/opportunities/history.
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