Table Of ContentLearning by Playing
Learning by Playing
VIDEO GAMING IN EDUCATION
EDITED BY FRAN C. BLUMBERG
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Learning by playing : frontiers of video gaming in education / edited by Fran C. Blumberg.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978–0–19–989664–6
1. Educational technology. 2. Education—Effect of technological innovations on.
3. Video games and children. I. Blumberg, Fran C.
LB1028.3.L3775 2014
371.33—dc23
2013034455
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Printed in the United States of America
on acid-free paper
Contents
Contributors ix
Part One INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
1. Academic Lessons from Video Game Learning 3
Fran C. BlumBerg, DeBBy e. almonte,
yishai BarkharDori, anD anDrew leno
Part Two THEORETICAL AND COGNITIVE
PERSPECTIVES: HOW SHOULD WE THINK ABOUT
LEARNING IN VIDEO GAMES?
2. Virtual to Real Life—Assessing Transfer of Learning from
Video Games 15
susan m. Barnett
3. The Perceptual and Cognitive Effects of Action Video
Game Experience 29
C. shawn green
4. Relations between Video Gaming and Children’s
Executive Functions 42
John r. Best
5. Developing Scientific Thinking in the Context of Video
Games: Where to Next? 54
Corinne Zimmerman
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6. Do Video Games Provide Motivation to Learn? 69
akane Zusho, JareD s. anthony, naoko hashimoto,
anD gerarD roBertson
7. What We Know About How Experts Attain Their Superior
Performance: Implications for the Use of Video Games and
Games Training in Schools 87
k. anDers eriCsson, Jong sung yoon, anD walter r. Boot
8. Media Effects, Communication, and Complexity Science Insights
on Game for Learning 104
John l. sherry
9. The General Learning Model: Unveiling the Teaching Potential
of Video Games 121
Douglas a. gentile, Christopher l. groves, anD J. ronalD gentile
Part Three GAME DESIGN PERSPECTIVES: HOW
SHOULD WE DESIGN EDUCATIONAL VIDEO GAMES?
10. Toward a Playful and Usable Education 145
Célia hoDent
11. Educational Video Games: Two Tools for Research
and Development 159
matthew gayDos
12. Formative Research for Game Design 176
James BaChhuBer
13. Transfer of Learning from Video Game Play to the Classroom 189
DeBra a. lieBerman, eriCa Biely, Chan l.thai, anD susana peinaDo
Part Four LEARNING IN PRACTICE: HOW SHOULD WE
STUDY LEARNING IN VIDEO GAMES FOR TRANSFER TO
ACADEMIC TASKS?
14. Cross-Platform Learning: How Do Children Learn from
Multiple Media? 207
shalom m. FisCh, riCharD lesh, eliZaBeth motoki,
sanDra Crespo, anD vinCent melFi
Contents vii
15. Electronic Game Changers for the Obesity Crisis 220
sanDra l. Calvert, BraDley J. BonD, anD amanDa e. staiano
16. Tug-of-War: Seeking Help while Playing an Educational
Card Game 232
osvalDo JiméneZ, ugoChi aCholonu, anD Dylan arena
17. Scientific Inquiry in Digital Games 246
JoDi asBell-Clarke anD eliZaBeth rowe
18. Computer Games and Education: A Multidimensional
Relationship 261
keith roe anD anne DiCkmeis
19. Video Games, Motivation, and Learning 273
miChael a. evans, Brett D. Jones, anD JenniFer BieDler
20. Video and Computer Games as Grounding Experiences
for Learning 290
John B. BlaCk, saaDia a. khan, anD shih-Chieh Doug huang
21. Evaluating the Specificity of Effects of Video Game Training 302
kasey l. powers anD patriCia J. Brooks
Part Five CONCLUSION
22. Games in a Digital Age: Supporting a New Ecology of Learning 333
miChael h. levine, lori takeuChi, anD sarah e. vaala
Index 347
