Exploring How the Incorporation of Video Game Design Elements Into An Online Thoracic Vasculature Study Aid Affects Use Patterns of Undergraduate Anatomy Students (original) (raw)

2013

Abstract

Since the early 1960’s, educational researchers have shown that integrating game design into education can have a positive impact on students’ interest and engagement in school and studying (Randel et al. 1992). Engagement in an educational game activates dopamine reward pathways in the brain and, as a result, students are more likely to take on more difficult subject matter during game-play than during regular academic work (Howard-Jones and Demetriou 2009). In many cases, introducing games into a curriculum has enhanced learner engagement throughout the academic term, leading to more frequent studying and better exam performance (Charsky and Ressler 2011; Kanthan and Senger 2011; Massey and Brown 2005; McCarroll et al. 2009; Wirth and Breiner 1997).Specifically, video games in education cater to the current generation of individuals who, on average, spend 10,000 hours playing video games by the age of 21 (McGonigal 2011). Gamification is the process of integrating game design elem...

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