Reform school: video games as a model for changing education - Richard Van Eck

Reform School:
Video Games as a Model for Changing Education

GameHUB Event, April 24, 2012, C-mine
Genk, Belgium

Richard Van Eck
Associate Professor, University of North Dakota
richard.vaneck@und.edu

Wednesday, May 2, 12

• Technology = 2%
• Lecture/Independent
Work = 92%


22%
Dropout Rate
for Non-
Whites

*Center for Labor Market Studies, May 5, 2009
“Left Behind: The Nation's Dropout Crisis”

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(Educational Reform)

Why No True Reform?


We Don’t Care About Learning
(we care about preserving the system)


REFORM


REFORM

Change in
Environmental
Requirements


REFORM

Disruptive Change in
Technology Environmental
Requirements


2.6 Million Years Ago 788,000 BCE 8000–5000 BCE

3000–4000 BCE 1400–1500 CE


1700–1800 CE

Internet Trafﬁc Blogosphere
2005 2007

Information Age

Greenﬁeld, P. M. (2009). Linking social change and developmental change: Shifting pathways of human development.
Developmental Psychology, 45(2), pp. 401–418. DOI: 10.1037/a0014726

Greenﬁeld, P. M. (2011). Social
change, culture, and humand
development: The role of
technology. Guest speaker for
Instructional Design &
Technology, University of North
Dakota, October 14, 2011.

Available at:

https://conted.breeze.und.nodak.edu/p37171485/


Greenﬁeld, P. M. (2011). Social change, culture, and humand
development: The role of technology. Guest speaker for
Instructional Design & Technology, University of North
Dakota, October 14, 2011.
Available at: https://conted.breeze.und.nodak.edu/p37171485/

Height
Base
Area of a Triangle: 1/2 Base x Height

Length

Width

Area of a Rectangle: Length x Width
Perimeter of a Rectangle:
(Length x 2) + (Width x 2)

Situated Cognition/Authentic Learning

Systems Thinking


Collaboration


Problem Solving


Gabriel Knight 2

Problem-Based Learning


• Goal of game is a problem to be solved


• Goal of game is a problem to be solved
• Zoo wolves (police) or werewolves (townspeople)


Goal of game is a problem to be solved
•
• Observe & gather information


•
• Explore environment to gather evidence
Observe & gather information
•


•
•
• Farm: Fur, paw print


•
•
• Zoo: Fur, data on animals


•
•
• Formulate hypotheses


•
•
• Wolves easiest to test


•
•
• Disprove wolves = evidence for werewolves


•
•
• Test hypotheses


•
•
• Test hypotheses
• DNA of fur, analysis of paw print disproves wolves, BUT...


•
•
• Test hypotheses
• ...does not PROVE Werewolves

•
•
• Test hypotheses
• Revise hypotheses

•
•
• Test hypotheses
• Revise hypotheses
• How to prove or disprove?

Engagement


Zone of Proximal Development

Too Easy


Too Hard

Too Easy


Too Hard

ZPD
Just Right

Too Easy


Too Hard

ZPD
Too Easy


Nice Theory...


Sim City (5)


* Van Eck, R. Hung, W., Bowman, F., & Love, S. (2010). 21st Century Game Design: A Model and Prototype for Promoting Scientiﬁc Problem Solving. Proceedings of the International Association of Science and
Technology for Development’s annual Computers and Advanced Technology in Education conference, November 22–24, 2009, US Virgin Islands, Calgary, Canada: IASTED.

Aubange Brugges

If Train A leaves Aubange traveling at
60kph, and

60kph

Aubange Brugges

60kph, and

Train B leaves Brugges at the same
time, traveling at 72kph, then

60kph 72kph

Aubange Brugges

60kph, and

Train B leaves Brugges at the same
time, traveling at 72kph, then

at what point along their 301
kilometer journey will they meet?

?
60kph 72kph

Aubange Brugges

Quest to Learn


Results

Quest2Learn Others

English Test Scores
Results

2009

Quest2Learn Others

English Test Scores
Results Math Test Scores

2009 2009

Quest2Learn Others

English Test Scores by Level
Results

Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4

Quest2Learn Others

English Test Scores by Level
Results Math Test Scores by Level

Level 1 Level 1
Level 2 Level 2
Level 3 Level 3
Level 4 Level 4

Quest2Learn Others

Results
English Test Scores by Ethnicity Math Test Scores by Ethnicity

676 660 658.1 669 668.9 666 667.8 658 672.2 678 686.4

57.2

Black Black
Hispanic Hispanic
White White

Quest2Learn Others

Be Careful What You Ask For...

Situated Cognition/Authentic
Learning


Systems Thinking

Too Hard

ZPD
Too Easy

Individualized Instruction

Individualized Instruction


Thank You!


Lagniappe*

• Recommended Interdisciplinary Games Reading
• Gaming and cognition:Theories and practice from the learning sciences
• Interdisciplinary models and tools for serious games
• http://idt.und.edu/books.html (50% discount)

• Karolien Poels and Steven Malliet (Eds) Vice City Virtue
• Additional Reading
• http://idt.und.edu/downloads/Games_Reading_List.pdf
• Contact Info: richard.vaneck@und.edu
*Creole, for “A Little Something Extra”

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