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Use of Computer Simulations and Gaming to Enhance
Learning
ED480 Educational TechnologyJohn Jenkins
Alvin Borja
Northern Marianas College - School of Education – SPRING 2012
Computer Simulation
• The technique of representing the real world by a computer program; "a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated“
• Simulation allows people to experience something without actually being there physically.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/computer+simulation
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/new
Interactive Games
• Activities that entertain and teaches the player a lesson or subject.
• Games can be used to teach a concept and assess what is being learned.
• Also stimulate users and encourages the development of social and cognitive skills.
Interactive Games• Games have six key structural elements
which strongly engage the play. These elements are:
– Rules– Goals and objectives– Outcomes and feedback– Conflict/competition/challenge/opposition– Interaction– Representation or story
Exampleswww.coolmath.com
Conclusion• Some games and simulations allow
students to explore and create materials that they could not work directly with in real life .
• Student become more engaged when they face a challenge that they feel they can meet. Students also benefit from computer simulations and games that become progressively more complex and difficult.
Reference:• http://www.m-learning.org/docs/The%20
use%20of%20computer%20and%20video%20games%20for%20learning.pdf
• http://www.thefreedictionary.com/computer+simulation
• www.coolmath.com • http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/
category/new