Crafting Game-Based Learning: An Analysis of Lessons for Minecraft Education Edition

Bar-El, David; Ringland, Kathryn E.

doi:10.1145/3402942.3409788

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“…Minecraft: Education Edition is already used by several teachers on schools' computers for history, geography, and other subjects (Bar‐El & Ringland, 2020). Nintendo even started a special classroom program using their Nintendo Labo (Gabriel et al, 2020) and provided consoles to several schools around the world as in United States and Italy (Gagliardi et al, 2021; Hurdle et al, 2021).…”

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Video games as a tool for ecological learning: the case of Animal Crossing

Coroller

Flinois

2023

Ecosphere

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Amidst lockdown policies in response to the COVID‐19 pandemic, many used video games as a method to maintain a connection with others while ensuring social distancing. A new edition of the Animal Crossing series of games had been released in March 2020 and beat sales and downloads records. The game focuses on living in a natural environment, building a house and a village, as well as capturing, exhibiting, and selling species to progress. Here we examine whether players gain species identification skills and whether it is transferred to real‐life models. We used the results from a survey conducted from the end of March to early April 2020 on 200 people (72 players and 128 nonplayers of Animal Crossing). Participants were first asked to rank their personal interest in nature and then to identify species from photos. The photos displayed both organisms present in the game and organisms that were not. We expected players to obtain a slightly higher score than nonplayers for questions related to the species present in the game and a similar score in both groups for questions related to species not present in the game. Multivariate analyses (multiple linear regression and principal components analysis [PCA]) showed that players were better than nonplayers at identifying real‐life species that were present in the game. The role of the species in the game design impacts the ability to identify the species in real life, such as plants having mainly a role of ornamentation. Additionally, this study suggests that survey participants could correctly assess their naturalistic knowledge in general. This article shows that video games can help enhance ecological learning, improve organisms identification, and might be used as a tool for education in conservation biology.

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Video games as a tool for ecological learning: the case of Animal Crossing

Coroller

Flinois

2023

Ecosphere

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“…Various studies have been carried out to use the Minecraft game, which is popular among children and still remains popular, in educational environments and to popularize its use. When the studies in the literature are examined, it is seen that many researchers define Minecraft EDU as an excellent tool to be used in educational environments (Bar-el & Ringland, 2020;Petrov, 2014). In addition, games help students to gain and develop problem-solving skills, develop communication and social skills by enabling collaborative work (Hewett et al, 2020).…”

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“…as well as monthly building challenges, Biomes from the starter worlds, and sections on how to play the game. The game also offers educational resources, worksheets and lesson plans on its website for sharing among teachers (Bar-el & Ringland, 2020).…”

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The Effect of Coding Education with Minecraft EDU on Students' Problem Solving Skills and Their Attitudes towards Coding

KUMRAL>¹,

Çam

2023

Uluslararası Türk Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi

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Bu araştırmada, Minecraft Education Edition ile oyun tabanlı Python kodlama eğitiminin, öğrencilerin problem çözme becerilerine ve kodlamaya yönelik tutumlarına etkisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma nitel verilerle desteklenmiş nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden tek grup ön test-son test deneysel modeli ile desenlenmiştir. Araştırma grubu Tokat ili Zile ilçesindeki bir devlet okulunda 2021-2022 eğitim-öğretim yılında eğitim alan 7. sınıf öğrencilerinden oluşmaktadır. Araştırma 6 hafta toplamda 12 saatlik bir programı kapsamaktadır. Araştırma kapsamında veri toplamak için kullanılan veri toplama araçları “Çocuklar için Problem Çözme Envanteri (ÇPÇE)” , “Kodlamaya Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği” ve yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu şeklindedir. Araştırma kapsamında elde edilen verilerin analizi için Shapiro-Wilk normallik testi ile çarpıklık ve basıklık değerlerine bakılarak normal dağılım gösterme durumları incelenmiştir. Analizler sonucunda çalışma grubunun küçük olması sebebiyle non-parametrik analizlerin yapılmasına karar verilmiştir. Wilcoxon İşaretli Sıralar testi, Mann-Whitney U testi ve Kruskal-Wallis testleri gerçekleştirilmiştir. Yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu ile öğrencilerden alınan görüşler ise analiz edilmiş, sıklıkla tekrarlanan ifadelere gerekli kod, kategori, tema tanımlamaları yapılarak yorumlanmıştır. Elde edilen bulgulara göre araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerin problem çözme becerilerinde bir farklılık tespit edilememiştir. Cinsiyet, günlük oyun oynama süresi ve günlük internet kullanım süresi değişkenlerinin problem çözme becerisi üzerinde bir etkisi olmadığı görülmüştür. Buna rağmen bilgisayar kullanım süresi değişkenleri anlamlı farklılık göstermektedir. Araştırma sonucunda öğrencilerin kodlamaya yönelik tutumlarında farklılık bulunamamıştır. Benzer şekilde cinsiyet, bilgisayar kullanım süresi (yıl), günlük bilgisayar kullanım, günlük internet kullanımı ve günlük bilgisayar oyunu oynama sürelerinin de kodlamaya yönelik tutum üzerinde bir etkisi olmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca oyun tabanlı kodlama eğitiminin eğlenceli, daha öğretici, aktif öğrenme sağladığı, derse karşı ilgi ve motivasyonu arttırarak süreci daha öğretici ve öğrenme sürecini keyifli hale getirdiği şeklinde olumlu görüşler tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca metin tabanlı kodlamanın öğrencileri sıkıntıya soktuğu ve kod gruplarının İngilizce olmasının süreci zorlaştırdığı belirlenmiştir.

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“…The "Multiplayer Games Increase Social Closeness" methodology highlights the social benefits of multiplayer games, promoting collaboration and learning. Minecraft Education Edition serves as an example [7]. Landlord Legends builds upon this idea, fostering not only financial education but also social interaction among teenagers, creating a dynamic and engaging learning environment [8].…”

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An Educational Platform to Enhance Financial Literacy using Multiplayer Interaction and Innovative Game Mechanics

Xu,

Mirzaee

2024

Artificial Intelligence and Big Data

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This paper addresses the gap in financial literacy education for teenagers by introducing Landlord Legends, an innovative multiplayer video game designed to impart essential skills in property and money management [1][2]. Grounded in the recognition of underutilized potential in video games for education, the project draws inspiration from the diverse methodologies discussed in "Video Games in Education,""Using a Financial Education Curriculum for Teens," and "How Multiplayer Games Increase Social Closeness." [3] Landlord Legends provides an engaging platform for teenagers to learn and apply financial concepts while fostering social interaction. The challenges in dice interpretation and multiplayer system selection were overcome through meticulous design and research [4]. Experimental results showcased the game's effectiveness, yielding increased financial literacy scores and positive participant feedback. Landlord Legends demonstrates the fusion of educational content and gaming, offering a dynamic and enjoyable approach to financial education that addresses challenges faced by teenagers, making it a valuable tool for enhancing financial literacy [5].

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Crafting Game-Based Learning: An Analysis of Lessons for Minecraft Education Edition

Cited by 15 publications

References 10 publications

Video games as a tool for ecological learning: the case of Animal Crossing

Video games as a tool for ecological learning: the case of Animal Crossing

The Effect of Coding Education with Minecraft EDU on Students' Problem Solving Skills and Their Attitudes towards Coding

An Educational Platform to Enhance Financial Literacy using Multiplayer Interaction and Innovative Game Mechanics

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