Back in summer, Geek Native ran a competition to give away a copy of the card game History Heroes: Children.
It’s a memory challenge, all about children who shaped our past, and while it’s a lot of fun, it’s also an unusual way to learn some history.
To enter the competition, as several hundred did, readers had to say whether they thought games might sometimes be more effective than school at teaching kids.
The value of teachers, schools and apprenticeships is without question, but perhaps other activities work better at helping young people with their comprehension?
Geek Native readers think so. In fact, the vast majority do, with slightly more than 90% agreeing with the premises.
What do you think?
Do you think games can be more effective at teaching than school?
The pie chart below is powered by this live survey. If you’re on a mobile device, due to screen size, you might need to scroll within the iframe/questions to see the submit button, but here you can answer the question yourself.
The pie chart below is powered by this live survey. If you’re on a mobile device, due to screen size, you might need to scroll within the iframe/questions to see the submit button, but here you can answer the question yourself.
The results from this poll are pipped into this chart. It’s not quite immediate due to images caches here and at Google, but batter refresh a few times after waiting a few minutes, and you should see the impact of your vote.
Of course, reality and understanding are more complex than a binary question can fully explore, but there are examples of games as teaching in nature. Many pups learn the basics of hunting from game-like activities or social play with their siblings. Perhaps it’s no surprise that humans aren’t that different.
Creative Commons credit: Young Tuvok explaining quantum physics by TOMEart.
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