Digital games in the classroom: support tool for teachers
Digital games increase pupils' extrinsic motivation and engagement and have a positive effect on learning. Yet games are still little used in primary schools. Teachers find it difficult to select suitable educational games and to use them efficiently in lessons to promote learning for all children. To help them do this, we developed a support tool.
Design criteria for digital game in the classroom
Through design-oriented research, we investigated which pedagogical-didactical criteria teachers in upper primary school use when using digital games in the classroom.
In design teams, learning activities with digital (educational) games were designed, realised and evaluated. This led to design criteria for a game activity and a number of practical examples.
Support tool for teachers
This led to the development of a support tool for teachers that game developers and education engagement partners can also use when developing or deploying games. The support tool consists of:
- an instruction manual;
- a game board;
- more than 30 lesson sheets with worked-out examples.
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Research realisations and publications
Magazine article
Getting started with games in the classroom. What? Why? How?
Presentation
The integration of digital games in primary education: a design-oriented study.
Oral presentation at Interactive inspiration day for teachers and researchers. VLOR 2019, Brussels, Belgium.
Presentation
Using games in the classroom: developing customized lesson plans using the supporting tool game.learn.grow.
Oral presentation at INTED 2019, Valencia, Spain.
Artikel
Developing good practices to facilitate the integration of digital games in the classroom: a design-based research.
Oral presentation at Edulearn 2018, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Article in De Morgen
Learning without it feeling like learning.
Article
Blue ocean strategy in the educational sector: creation of a digital guiding tool for teachers to facilitate the integration of digital games in de classroom.
Oral presentation at Edulearn 2018, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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