Educational Games in School

Submitted by Marli Mesibov on Fri, 12/11/2009 - 12:14
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About 10% of K-12 learning takes place in the formal school system, according to a study at University Preparatory School in Redding, California. Homework is a wonderful tool to encourage bridging the gap between formal learning and learning in the home, and educational video games are doing their part to further connect the two. In addition, video games can bring an educational focus to the informal, exploration-based learning that takes place at play.

Interested to read up on this?
The August Chronicle reports on educational games increasing test scores: http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/12/07/met_558480.shtml
eSchool News asks if gaming can change education: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=62150
Reuters looks into video games taking a bigger told in education: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5B92DW20091210?type=technologyNews

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