The benefits of playing video games.

Granic, Isabela; Lobel, Adam; Engels, Rutger C. M. E.

doi:10.1037/a0034857

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“…While this finding echoes what previous studies (Granic, Lobel, & Engels, 2014) found about the effect of GBL on students' cognitive performances, it left an unanswered question about the impact of GBL on students in AP physics course. In his reflection paper, the participating teacher of that class offered an explanation to this issue.…”

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“…A study done in Ireland, by Killian Forde and Catherine Kenny in 2013, indicated that kids who played multi-player games online were more likely to have a positive attitude toward people from another country. Taking a broader perspective by summarizing the research on the benefits of playing video games, Granic, Lobel and Engels (2014) In summary, there was a limited body of literature about the impact of GBL on students' performances, especially in term of academic performances. This is one of the most concerns that stakeholders such as educational administrators and legislators have when discussing the use of GBL in classroom because different from other learning approaches, GLB requires intensive and extensive investments in both software and hardware.…”

Section: Impact Of Gbl On Students' Performances and Teachers' Percepmentioning

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An Exploratory Multiple Case Study about Using Game-Based Learning in STEM Classrooms

Feinstein

2017

International Journal of Research in Education and Science

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This exploratory multiple case study attempted to examine whether game-based learning activities had any impacts on students' academic performances and behaviors, and what perceptions the teachers had toward implementing games into their classrooms. Data used in this study included 101 students' pre and post-test scores, and four structured written reflection papers by four STEM classroom teachers. The results indicated that students' academic performances improved during the week GBL was implemented. In addition, their behaviors were noticed to change positively. Finally, teachers' perceptions about GBL changed before and after they integrated the games into their classroom. The study was concluded with discussions, implementation of using GBL in STEM classrooms and suggestions for future studies.

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Section: Impact Of Gbl On Students' Performances and Teachers' Percepmentioning

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An Exploratory Multiple Case Study about Using Game-Based Learning in STEM Classrooms

Feinstein

2017

International Journal of Research in Education and Science

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“…The vast majority of sport-related research on the effects of inactive leisure activities, such as internet games, has been focused on the negative impact. Several researchers contended that well developed and guided inactive leisure activities may also have the potential to enhance mental health and well-being in adolescents (Granic, Lobel, & Engels, 2014; Park, 2014b). Most of the participants responded that they enjoy chatting with friends.…”

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Ways of coping with excessive academic stress among Korean adolescents during leisure time

Park

Youngshim²

2018

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Purpose: Korean adolescents are under excessive academic pressure because of the competitive college entrance examination. This study examined the characteristics of coping strategies on the academic stress experienced by senior high school students in Korea. Methods: A total of 11 adolescents who were preparing for the college entrance examination participated in this study. This study employed semi-structured in-depth interviews. A constructive grounded theory was employed to capture the characteristics of stress-coping strategies among adolescents. Results: After analyzing the data, we identified four themes as strategic attributes of stress-coping for academic stress among Korean adolescents: (a) creating coping strategies in a physically active manner; (b) creating coping strategies in a non-physical and positive form; (c) utilizing maladaptive coping mechanisms; and (d) relying upon religious belief and spiritual power. Conclusion: This study indicates that Korean adolescents developed their own coping strategies to deal with various academic stressors through either positive or negative forms of leisure.

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“…That is, in games learning is active, experiential, situated, problem-based and provides immediate feedback to the player (Boyle, There are promising findings related to the positive effects of computer games (Granic, Lobel, & Engels, 2014). In a systematic literature review of 129 studies it is concluded that playing computer games had perceptual, cognitive, behavioral, affective and motivational impacts and outcomes.…”

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Educational Use of Games: A Mobile Serious Game For History Education

Kaya¹

2017

The European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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Digital media devices and use of Internet have become indispensible parts of our daily lives. We are getting more dependent to use of these technologies and new cohorts are born into digital world. Turkey is populated 79 million, and according to the January 2016 report of "We Are Social Research Institute", 71 Million mobile phones are in active use. The 56% of mobile phones are smart phones and the average duration spent on Internet via smart phones is 2 hours and 35 minutes. In the literature, negative effects of digital media and Internet use on children such as cyber-bullying and addiction were frequently reported. However, it is not reasonable or possible to raise our youngsters in isolated environments. In Turkey, it was reported that 48.5 % of children under age of 10 use Internet for searching educational materials, playing games and chatting. So it is obvious that, in general adults and in special the educators should focus on adaptive uses of digital media in daily lives of children. In the current study, based on the analysis of Internet and digital media use of children specifically in Turkey, a model mobile game on history education was introduced. Educational implications on use of this history-themed serious game were discussed.

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The benefits of playing video games.

Cited by 1,779 publications

References 65 publications

An Exploratory Multiple Case Study about Using Game-Based Learning in STEM Classrooms

An Exploratory Multiple Case Study about Using Game-Based Learning in STEM Classrooms

Ways of coping with excessive academic stress among Korean adolescents during leisure time

Educational Use of Games: A Mobile Serious Game For History Education

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