Games for Learning Infographic

Here’s an interesting infographic on “Can Gaming help Kids Learn?”

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 Here are some little factlets:

• 74% of school administrators feel that digital education technology increases student engagement (while 50% think it helps to personalise instruction).
• 90% of school children (2-17 years old) play electronic games.
• Kids are motivated through games due to ability to manipulate objects and events, they have control over actions, and engage in ‘experiential learning’ (even if they don’t realise it).
• A study found students improved skills through game playing, which in turn taught teamwork and life skills including problem solving, communication, collaboration, and negotiation.
• More than half had played (recognisable) education games.
• Mobile “edu-apps” are becoming increasingly popular, with toddler/pre-school ages children accounting for over half the apps targeted at them.

What ‘games’ or ‘simulations’ to do use, with what age children/students, for what purpose, and why did you start using it/them (and do the students enjoy them)?