【2014新书】Games-To-Teach or Games-To-Learn: Unlocking the Power of Digital Game-Based Learning Through Performance
Book 图书名称:Games-To-Teach or Games-To-Learn: Unlocking the Power of Digital Game-Based Learning Through Performance
Author 作者: Yam San Chee
Publisher 出版社:Springer
Page 页数:190
Publishing Date 出版时间: Aug 20, 2015
Language 语言: English
Size 大小: 3 MB
Format 格式: pdf 文字版
ISBN: 9812875174, 9789812875174
Edition: 第1版 搜索过论坛,没有该文档
The book presents a critical evaluation of current approaches related to the use of digital games in education. The author identifies two competing paradigms: that of games-to-teach and games-to-learn. Arguing in favor of the latter, the author advances the case for approaching game-based learning through the theoretical lens of performance, rooted in play and dialog, to unlock the power of digital games for 21st century learning. Drawing upon the author’s research, three concrete exemplars of game-based learning curricula are described and discussed. The challenge of advancing game-based learning in education is addressed in the context of school reform. Finally, future prospects of and educational opportunities for game-based learning are articulated.
Readers of the book will find the explication of performance theory applied to game-based learning especially interesting. This work constitutes the author’s original theorization. Readers will derive four main benefits: (1) an explication of the difference between game-based-teaching and game-based learning, and why this difference is of critical importance, (2) an exposition of the theory of game-based learning as performance, (3) concrete exemplars and research outcomes relating to three game-based learning curricula that have been empirically evaluated in schools, and (4) an understanding of complex issues related to the human side of school change that must be effectively addressed to achieve take-up of game-based learning in schools.