The Use of Game Dynamics to Enhance Curriculum and Instruction: What Teachers Can Learn from the Design of Video Games

dc.creator	Curtis Chandler
dc.date	2013-03-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:24:38Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:24:38Z
dc.identifier	1937-3929
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/88fca0cf2ff64fdfa623d6be908f7b87
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/29964
dc.description	Video games have received an increased amount of attention from educational institutions due to their widespread use and their ability to engage and sustain players in difficult learning tasks for extended amounts of time. While many studies have been done on digital games' potential to impact learning, only recently has educational research begun to analyze the game dynamics embedded in video games used to immerse students in difficult problem-solving and to support their learning. This article examines the need for public school educators to adapt a game design mentality when designing secondary level curriculum and instruction. Game design is presented as a tool for improving student learning and suggestions are offered for how educators can incorporate game dynamics such as narrative context, explicit interconnectedness, well-ordered problems, control, choice, customization, and co-design.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	East Carolina University
dc.relation	http://www.joci.ecu.edu/index.php/JoCI/article/view/226/pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1937-3929
dc.source	Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 60-75 (2013)
dc.subject	games
dc.subject	curriculum instruction
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	The Use of Game Dynamics to Enhance Curriculum and Instruction: What Teachers Can Learn from the Design of Video Games
dc.type	article