Chapter 5: Instructional Software for Student Learning

What are instructional games?

• Software products that combine rules and/or competition to learning challenges.

• Games led by a teacher.

• Games with a lot of instructions.

What is a benefit of simulations?

• Compress time

• Slow down processes

• Involve students

• All of the Above

Which is NOT a benefit of drill and practice?

• Less homework for students

• Immediate feedback

• Increased motivation

• Saving teacher time

Why is physical simulation important for students?

• They help students to get their exercise in

• These allow users to manipulate things or processes represented on the screen

• It's a better learning mechanism for special needs students with ADD/ADHD

Drill and Practice software provides a complete instructional sequence on a topic similar to a teachers's classroom instruction.

• True

• False

Gamification is defined as:

• Games that are specifically designed for the classroom.

• A process in which motivational aspects of games, such as levels of play ad badges are built into nongame activities.

• A process in which teachers utilize games as instruction.

There are many skeptics of instructional games within the classroom. Some benefits of the instructional games include:

• Problem-based learning

• motivation and competition

• Classroom barriers

• Collaborative learning

Which of the following is not a benefit of Integrating Gamification into the classroom?

• Collaborative learning

• motivation and competition

• lack of correspondence between game rules and learning objectives

• achievement and rewards

What is a PLS?

• Pumpkin Lemon Salsa

• Physical Learning Simulation

• Personalized Learning System

How do you select an appropriate PLS? (Pick 2)

• Ask fellow teachers

• Determine whether students have some level of control over setting learning goals.

• Research feedback on Google.

• Make sure the content is aligned with standards that the teacher follows.