Applying a Quiz-Show Style Game To Facilitate Effective Chemistry Lexical Communication

Abstract

A mobile application game has been adapted to teach students about laboratory instruments, glassware, apparatus, and techniques. The game was designed with reference to a popular icebreaker game, "Charades!", to ensure that it was easily accessible to students. Students will hold a mobile phone just above their forehead, which will then flash the name of a particular type of apparatus or an analytical technique. They deduce the answer based on the description given by their team members. The gamified approach is a relaxing alternative to traditional didactic recitations. This strategy is effective because it requires students to communicate openly through deliberate practice with their teammates. We call this game ChemCharades.

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“…4−9 Game-based learning is defined as the utilization of games or simulations in any forms to fulfill specific learning objectives. 10 Along with the advancement in technology, the possibilities of incorporating game-based learning in organic chemistry have been explored in the forms of card games, 11−15 a quiz show, 16 a board game, 9,17,18 and even a physical escape room. 19 The shift toward game-based learning is largely due to the engaging nature of games.…”

“…Game-based learning is defined as the utilization of games or simulations in any forms to fulfill specific learning objectives . Along with the advancement in technology, the possibilities of incorporating game-based learning in organic chemistry have been explored in the forms of card games, − a quiz show, a board game, ,, and even a physical escape room . The shift toward game-based learning is largely due to the engaging nature of games. , Although significant empirical evidence of the effects of game-based learning is not yet available, there is some indication that employing games can potentially improve students’ learning .…”

Choose Your Own “Labventure”: A Click-Through Story Approach to Online Laboratories during a Global Pandemic

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