Can elementary school students really benefit from using video games at school?

Can playing video games improve expected learning outcomes for elementary school students? To address this question, we examined relationships between the knowledge and competencies that students developed through video gaming and the common core of knowledge and skills covered in France’s education...

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Main Author: JULIEN BUGMANN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Metaichmio Publications 2018-06-01
Series:Review of Science, Mathematics and ICT Education
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Online Access:http://resmicte.lis.upatras.gr/index.php/review/article/view/2847
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spelling doaj-4b03e4dd402d43af8f650f165aba81312020-11-25T02:20:52ZengMetaichmio PublicationsReview of Science, Mathematics and ICT Education1791-261X1792-39992018-06-011212340Can elementary school students really benefit from using video games at school?JULIEN BUGMANN0Université de Montréal, CanadaCan playing video games improve expected learning outcomes for elementary school students? To address this question, we examined relationships between the knowledge and competencies that students developed through video gaming and the common core of knowledge and skills covered in France’s education competency framework. We used an experimental design to investigate elementary school students who played a serious video game. The results reveal associations between playing Food Force and the key competencies described in the competency framework, and more particularly, that this type of serious gaming can help students develop these key competencies. http://resmicte.lis.upatras.gr/index.php/review/article/view/2847serious gamelearningknowledgeskillselementary school
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Can elementary school students really benefit from using video games at school?
Review of Science, Mathematics and ICT Education
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title Can elementary school students really benefit from using video games at school?
title_short Can elementary school students really benefit from using video games at school?
title_full Can elementary school students really benefit from using video games at school?
title_fullStr Can elementary school students really benefit from using video games at school?
title_full_unstemmed Can elementary school students really benefit from using video games at school?
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publisher Metaichmio Publications
series Review of Science, Mathematics and ICT Education
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1792-3999
publishDate 2018-06-01
description Can playing video games improve expected learning outcomes for elementary school students? To address this question, we examined relationships between the knowledge and competencies that students developed through video gaming and the common core of knowledge and skills covered in France’s education competency framework. We used an experimental design to investigate elementary school students who played a serious video game. The results reveal associations between playing Food Force and the key competencies described in the competency framework, and more particularly, that this type of serious gaming can help students develop these key competencies.
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learning
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