Unit 6 Gamification & Game-Based Learning

Which option best defines Game-Based Learning?

• Turning the learning process into a whole game.

• Using a game as part of the learning process.

Gameplay and the use of videogames in the classroom has a negative impact upon cognition.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT correlated to video game play?

• problem-solving

• creativity

• motivation

• apathy

Select all the options that could apply to the gamification of education.

• collaboration

• critical thinking

• engagement

• enhanced 21st Century Skills

Which of the following statistics about electronic games in the classroom surprises you?

• They stimulate the brain by creating dopamine.

• Research suggests that game-based learning increases motivation and attention.

• 74% of administrators indicate that electronic games increase student engagement.

• 50% of administrators state that electronic games help teachers personalize instruction.

• None of the above.

________________ is a language learning platform that uses gamification as an incentive to continue participating.

62% of online gamers have a positive perception of people from other cultures as opposed to 50 % of non-gamers.

• True

• False

______________ was one of the first video games introduced into education.

• Kahoot

• Minecraft

• The Oregon Trail

• SimCity

Leaderboards, points, _______________, and other incentives are effective characteristics of gamification.

Videogames are shown to have a positive impact upon neural plasticity.

• True

• False