"All Work and No Play" Reconsidered: The Use of Games to Promote Motivation and Engagement in Instruction

Autor/inn/en	Gareau, Stephen; Guo, Ruth
Titel	"All Work and No Play" Reconsidered: The Use of Games to Promote Motivation and Engagement in Instruction
Quelle	In: International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 3 (2009) 1, Artikel 12 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1931-4744
Schlagwörter	Educational Games; Graduate Students; Educational Technology; Qualitative Research; Student Behavior; Observation; Feedback (Response); Instructional Design; Teaching Methods; Student Attitudes; Learning Motivation; Student Motivation; Learner Engagement; Masters Programs; Student Role + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational game; Lernspiel; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Unterrichtsmedien; Qualitative Forschung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Beobachtung; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Schulische Motivation; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang
Abstract	This study examined the role of games in graduate-level instructional technology courses, where the curriculum includes complex abstract theory and hands-on, practical skills. A qualitative approach was used in the study, relying on classroom observations of student behavior (recorded by digital photographs), informal student verbal comments, formal written feedback, and analysis of student game projects, as sources of data. Participants had the opportunity to serve in one or both roles of 'educational game player' and 'educational game designer'. Issues involved in adapting existing games to classroom use are also discussed. Study findings reveal that games can be very useful in the classroom, helping to stimulate student active participation in the learning process. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Centers for Teaching & Technology at Georgia Southern University. IJ-SoTL, Georgia Southern University, Henderson Library 1301, Statesboro, GA 30460. e-mail: sotlij@georgiasouthern.edu; Web site: http://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01