Science Hunters: teaching science concepts in schools using Minecraft.

Autor/inn/en	Hobbs, Laura; Stevens, Carly; Hartley, Jackie; Ashby, Mark; Jackson, Benjamin; Bowden, Lauren; Bibby, Jordan; Bentley, Sophie
Titel	Science Hunters: teaching science concepts in schools using Minecraft.
Quelle	In: Action research and innovation in science education, 2 (2019) 2, S. 13-21Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (3) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2626-9902
Schlagwörter	Medieneinsatz; Informelles Lernen; Computerspiel; Interaktives Lernen; Engagement
Abstract	Science Hunters is an outreach project based at Lancaster University, UK. It uses the computer game Minecraft, alongside interactive discussion and hands-on demonstrations, to engage children with scientific research topics and science learning. As part of ongoing evaluation, the efficacy of this approach as an educational intervention was tested via pre- and post-activity questionnaires for two session topics, with 492 children participating through schools in 2017 and 2018. Statistically significant mprovement in subject knowledge was seen in post-intervention scores for both topics. There was some variation in both absolute and improvement score results between boys and girls, and primary and secondary school students. Participation leads to improved subject knowledge and understanding, regardless of prior existing knowledge.
Erfasst von	IPN - Leibniz-Institut für die Pädagogik der Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik an der Universität Kiel
Update	2021/2