This is a presentation a bout Educational Games.It has difinition and spicific components of educational games.Alsi it has uses in education and some examples of it.

2. Uses in Education
Resources
Definition
Specific components
Examples

3. Definition
Instructional games are courseware designed
to motivate learning by adding game rules to
learning activities.
They are also a learning tool used during
teaching and learning.
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4. Specific components
 Goals: every game has a goal that either stated or inferred.
Ex. scoring points, solving problems…
 Rules: what actions are allowed within a game and what constraints
imposed.
 Competition: games usually involve some form of competition, either
against a human opponent, against the computer, against oneself,
against chance, against time.
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5. Specific components
 Challenge: differs from a goal in that challenge is what one has to
overcome or succeed at to reach a goal.
 Fantasy: for motivation.
 Safety: provide a safe way of participation in a more dangerous or
expensive reality.
 Entertainment: use to enhance motivation and learning.
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6. Uses in Education
 Games can test deeper levels of understanding than just knowledge
repetition.
 Increased skill development and student focus.
 Increased teacher satisfaction.
 Improved learning, retention, and transfer of learning.
 Make learning fun and motivating (Edutainment).
 Motivate learners via the challenge of competition.
 Engage the learner in a situation where the learner is competing for
a high score.
 Include elements of adventure and uncertainty.
 Provide different levels of complexity that match player’s ability.
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7. Examples
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8. Examples
More examples

9. Examples
 For more examples of Educational Games in
Internet:
1. http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/games/
2. http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/
3. http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/elementgames.php
4. http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/games/index.cfm
5. http://www.educationallearninggames.com/
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10. Resources
1. Alessi, S. M. & Trollip, s. R. (2001). Multimedia for learning.
Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
2. http://fcit.usf.edu/mathvids/strategies/ig.html
3. http://www-
personal.umich.edu/~espring/bestPractices/games.html
4. http://www.herridgegroup.com/instructional_games.html
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