Development of Intellectual and Scientific Abilities through Game-Programming in Minecraft

Autor/in	Bile, Alessandro
Titel	Development of Intellectual and Scientific Abilities through Game-Programming in Minecraft
Quelle	In: Education and Information Technologies, 27 (2022) 5, S.7241-7256 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bile, Alessandro)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2357
DOI	10.1007/s10639-022-10894-z
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Ability; Game Based Learning; Computer Games; Computer Science Education; Geometric Concepts; Mathematical Concepts; Elementary School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Denkfähigkeit; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Elementare Geometrie
Abstract	In recent years, the technological revolution has changed the way we see reality and interact with it. Inevitably, education and didactic planning have also had to deal with new technologies. Indeed, the presence of digital tools has radically changed people's lives since childhood. Many educational realities have exploited this digital transformation to speed up and specialize learning, customizing study plans and type of software according to age groups. The activity of the Digital Education Lab is part of this context. It is a digital education school which uses the game software "Minecraft Education Edition" to teach its students the fundamental principles of computer science, geometry and mathematics. This article discusses learning key science concepts through game learning. The analysis carried out allows to see that students are facilitated in learning complex scientific concepts when these are shown through the game and can therefore be "experienced". The learning of 186 students aged between 8 and 10, who are generally at the first approaches to the digital world, has been evaluated. To evaluate the acquisition of knowledge through these innovative methods, at the end of the didactic course we have administered anonymous tests through the Google classroom platform. The results show that learning through a game-software facilitates the learning of basic scientific information as well as fostering the capacity for interconnection and transversality. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01