Don't Quit Playing: Video Games in the STEM Classroom

January 1, 2014 | Media and Technology

The article offers information on using video games as a strategy for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) learning. According to a study from the University of California, San Francisco, which says playing video games help develop learning capabilities in children. It discusses two games Portal and Minecraft which are used to design learning systems Teach with Portals (TWP) for teaching physics and mathematics, and MinecraftEdu for teaching engineering, physics and mathematics.

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Brian Jenkins

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Association for Career and Technical Education

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ISSN : 1527-1803

Publication Name: Techniques: Connecting Education & Careers

Volume: 89

Number: 1

Page Number: 60

Resource Type: Research Products

Discipline: Education and learning science | Engineering | Mathematics | Physics

Audience: Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals

Environment Type: Media and Technology | Games, Simulations, and Interactives

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