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Thoughts on the value of videogaming in education

This article describes how Stanford University Medical Center is using a web-based medical game called "Septris" to train its physicians on sepsis.

This type of research is very difficult to do - so without examining the actual research articles it is difficult to determine how valid these studies are

The WSJ article makes strong causal claims based on observational studies. Classic confounding of correlation and causation. From what I could find of the Michigan-based research, for example, the "effect" of video game playing on behavior was a fixed-effect in a multiple regression analysis. It didn't (or shouldn't have) carried any causal implication. (Interestingly, the research also found that students with higher self-reported video game playing times over the school year also had lower GPAs...a finding conspicuously missing from the WSJ piece.)

Thanks, Shane!

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Ninja Cupido is an free internet based game featured on the tokidoki website. Aesthetics? Check! User Control? Not so much! (At least not for me!)  Perhaps it appeals to tweens?

This data base from the edWeb site (Games for learning) that Stephanie shared is a crowd sourced collection of learning games. Has the learning been intrinsically integrated into these games ?. How wise has the crowd been in collating this learning resource ?

Brianno Coller, an associate professor of engineering at Northern Illinois University, is showing that video games have a place in the classroom.

MacArthur funds a game for girls

Hits on a lot of our topics-

there appears to be a link between internet usage and depression; i wonder if this study includes web-based games and social forums.

study cites a 50% increase in bad behavior based on internet games -- would be nice to know research design

Based on a survey by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center

This article details how a charter school ("Rocketship education") is using computer games based on drill to improve test scores. Assessment procedures in place is obviously a very important driver for such initiatives.

By reading your linked article I came across this post about Carol Dweck's Brainology work and what it says about praise in schools: http://mindshift.kqed.org/2012/02/discovering-how-to-learn-smarter/#more-18821. Thanks, Pradeep!

Thanks for the link to the brainology article, Stephanie! So, instead of saying "You are so smart", can we point out to the students how they are getting 'smarter'? That way they will get the notion of growth.

EducationUSA just released a virtual simulation on their Facebook page. They state that it is the "World's first game-based adventure for international students to learn about opportunities in the United States of America." A short YouTube video is linked below. I would love to get your thoughts on this application. Can creating an avatar effectively teach (and prepare) international students for the U.S. college experience? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fj01uSj4L4&feature=youtu.be

Description: Based upon multiple studies with over 15,000 gamers, this presentation defines and reviews three specific motivational needs that are directly related to sustained engagement and value. The Player Experience of Need Satisfaction model (PENS) focuses specifically on experiences of competence, autonomy and relatedness satisfactions. Game examples and strategies for maximizing these satisfactions are discussed.