EVALUATIVE INDICATORS FOR EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER GAMES

Eric Zhi Feng Liu, Chun Hung Lin9 May 2008

presented by: Bernadine Jacinto

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:

- Can educational games improve student learning? - Are there evaluative indicators that can help teachers or parents select games that are suitable for their students or children, respectively?

The efficacy of student learning can be improved by designing educational

computer games appropriately

entertain instruct change attitudes

enable skill development

EDUCATIONAL GAMES = PRACTICE + MOTIVATION

Different elements come in to play when we talk about educational

computer games. What is important is that these elements

go together to create a challenging, interesting, and user-friendly environment because it is this environment that determines the educational effectiveness of a

game.