Julie Evans - By the Numbers: New Research on Games & Learning

Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO
July 22, 2014
Twitter: @SpeakUpEd
By the
Numbers:
New Research
on Games and
Learning

Today’s Discussion:
 About Speak Up 2013
 Myth-busting
 Selection of research snacks
 New questions for your consideration
 Discussion time
Speak Up 2013 National Research Project:
Views of K-12 Students, Parents, Teachers,
Librarians and Administrators
(c) Project Tomorrow 2014

Programs:
• Research & evaluation studies
• STEM education programs
• Advocacy for digital learning
Mission: To ensure that today’s
students are prepared to become
tomorrow’s leaders, innovators and
engaged citizens of the world.
Project Tomorrow, a national
education not for profit organization

Annual national research project
 Using online surveys + focus groups
 Surveys for: K-12 Students,Teachers, Parents,Administrators,
Community Members
 Special: Pre-ServiceTeachers in Schools of Education
 Open for all K-12 schools and schools of education
 Schools, districts & colleges receive free report with their own
data
Inform policies, plans & programs
 Local: school stakeholder data
 State: state level data
 Federal: national findings
Speak Up National Research Project

 Learning & Teaching with Technology
 21st Century Skills: Digital Citizenship & Global Awareness
 Math and Science Instruction / Digital Writing
 Students’ Career Interests in STEM
 Professional Development / Teacher Preparation
 Internet Safety / Digital Footprints
 Administrators’ Challenges / Bandwidth Capacity
 Emerging Technologies both in & out of the Classroom
 Mobile Devices, Online Learning, Digital Content, E-texts
 Educational Games, Social Media tools and applications
 Flipped Classroom, Print to Digital, Online Assessments
 Designing the 21st Century School
Speak Up survey question themes

Saluting our Speak Up 2013 Sponsors:

Many thanks to our K-12 National Champion
Outreach Partners:

K-12 Students 325,279
Teachers & Librarians 32,151
Parents (in English & Spanish) 39,986
School/District Administrators 4,530
Community Members (new this year!) 1,346
About the participating schools & districts
o 9,005 schools and 2,710 districts
o 90% public schools – 10% private/parochial/charter/other
o 32% urban / 31% rural / 37% suburban
o 30% school wideTitle 1; 43% majority minority school
o All 50 states + DC + Guam + DODEA schools
National Speak Up 2013 Participation:
403,292

Speak Up 2013
National Reports
www.tomorrow.org

Creating a new digital
learning playbook –
Myth-busting

Why do schools and districts participate in
Speak Up?
.
 Power of local data
 Use data as input for planning
 To justify budget and purchasing decisions
 Inform new initiatives – as an evaluation tool
 As a tool to engage parents
 Use for grant writing and fund development
 Content for professional development
 To counteract mythology

Commonly heard education mythology
“New teachers don’t need any training in how to use
technology within teaching”
“Parents won’t accept online textbooks”
“Online learning undercuts the role of the teacher.”
“There is so much great content online for teachers to use in the
classroom – so, what is the problem?”
“Just put technology XYZ in the classroom and magically students
will learn more!”
“Parents are ready for the Common Core, and eager to support it.”

Three truths and a lie

Let’s test our digital learning
myth-busting skills
Which one is the lie?
1. One-quarter of K-12 teachers have incorporated
games based environments into their teaching
practice.
2. Younger teachers say they don’t need training on
how to incorporate games within learning.
3. Parents are less supportive of the idea of games
within learning than school administrators.
4. The gender gap in game playing disappears if
the students are younger than 8th grade.

 Students function as a “Digital Advance Team”
 Students regularly adopt and adapt emerging technologies
for learning
 Students’ frustrations focus on the unsophisticated use of
technologies within education
 Persistent digital disconnect between students and adults
 Learning is a 24/7 enterprise; school time is only a small
part of the learning day
 Students want a more personalized learning environment –
both in and out of school
What have we learned over the past 11 years?

Social–based learning
Un–tethered learning
Digitally–rich learning
Learning
Games
The Students’ Vision for Digital Learning

Let’s learn more about games & learning
 Who is playing games?
 Are students really playing
educational games?
 What do students say are the
benefits of playing educational
games?

Students are playing games at school for
learning!
.
Playing games for learning:
2007
K-2 students 60%
Gr 3-5 students 47%
Gr 6-8 students 40%
Gr 9-12 students 23%

Growth from 2007 to 2013
.
Playing games for learning:
2007 2013
K-2 students 60% 68%***
Gr 3-5 students 47% 60%***
Gr 6-8 students 40% 48%***
Gr 9-12 students 23% 30%
*** no gender differentiation in frequency of game playing

21%
50%
73%
89%
41%
62%
66%
66%
41%
58%
61%
50%
18%
39%
48%
39%
Gr K-2
Gr 3-5
Gr 6-8
Gr 9-12
Digital Reader Tablet Laptop Smartphone
K-12 Students’ Personal Access to Mobile
Devices

“What mobile device I use depends upon the task”
Read a book?
Take notes in class?
Play games?
Use social
media and play
games?
Create content?
Different tools for different tasks

Students, parents & teachers are all
playing games!
.
Mobile app games?
Middle school students – 31%
High school students – 26%
Parents – 28%
Teachers – 35%

Social media:
tools to connect, collaborate, create
Texting:
2/3rds of students Gr 6-12
(growth of 37% since 2008)
Twitter:
28% of students in Gr 9-12
Creating videos:
only 15% in 2007

Massively multi-player
online games (MMOG)
¼ of students in Gr 6-8
Facebook
decrease of 41% since 2007
Social media:
tools to connect, collaborate, create

playing games!
.
Massively multi-player online games?

playing games!
.
Massively multi-player online games?
Parents – 4%
Teachers – 3%

What do students say are the benefits of
playing educational games?
.
Benefits of Games Students
K-2
Students
Gr 3-5
Students
Gr 6-8
Students
Gr 9-12
Helps me understand
difficult learning
concepts
57% 48% 56% 48%
School would be more
fun
48% 43% 52% 44%
Games engage me in
learning
43% 40% 47% 43%
Learn more about a
subject
49% 44% 39% 31%

15%
18%
31%
40%
49%
56%
13%
21%
22%
38%
50%
46%
Tweeted about an academic topic
Found an expert online to answer questions
Used online writing tools
Watched a video to help with homework
Played an online game to learn something
Researched a website to learn more about
a topic
Boys Girls
How Middle School Students are Using
Digital Tools to Self-Direct Learning
Outside of School

What does the future look like for
games and learning?
 Are we building capacity? What
are the interests and aspirations
of teachers and principals?
 Are we all on the same page with
a shared vision for games in
learning?

Teachers’ use of digital content in the
classroom
14%
52%
32%
32%
21%
63%
12%
18%
13%
39%
23%
42%
8%
17%
14%
24%
15%
46%
Videos that I create
Animations
Real time data
Online textbooks
Game environments
Videos that I find online
English teachers Math teachers Science teachers

Why are teachers interested in games
based instruction?
.
Increase student engagement 74%
Address different learning styles 63%
Reinforce understanding 49%
Differentiate instruction 48%
Opportunity to practice skills 46%
25% of teachers say they are regularly
using digital games in their classroom

Disconnect between students and teachers
25%
64%
Teachers
Students
Use of games in a learning setting

Teachers & principals are intrigued –
but how to build capacity?
.
Teachers’ wish list for professional development
 How to find good mobile apps
 How to leverage tablets in my lessons
 How to manage student owned devices in my classroom
 How to find and use interactive games (26%)
 How to create or use videos within instruction
 How to find high quality digital content
 How to differentiate instruction using various technologies

Professional Development
Wish List
1st year 1-3 4-10 11-15 16+
How to differentiate
instruction using technology
51% 48% 44% 44% 46%
Identifying digital content 39% 33% 33% 34% 35%
Identifying mobile apps 39% 37% 36% 36% 35%
Using games 37% 29% 26% 24% 26%
Using tablets 32% 31% 31% 30% 31%
Implementing a blended
classroom
27% 24% 23% 23% 22%
Teachers’ wish list for professional
development in technology use
Years of experience

Teachers & principals are intrigued –
but how to build capacity?
.
For the future: principals’ aspirations for next
generation of teachers
34% want pre-service teachers to learn
how to effectively use games within
instruction

.
Are we all on the same page?
How do we create a shared vision for
games in learning?
Annual Speak Up Question:
What if you could design the
ultimate school, what digital tools
would be absolutely essential?

.
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Online classes
Tablets
E-textbooks
Games
Schoolwide Internet
Principals Teachers Parents Gr 6-8 students
How do we create a shared vision for
games in learning?

Let’s test our digital learning
myth-busting skills
Are you a myth-buster for
games?
1. One-quarter of K-12 teachers have incorporated
games based environments into their teaching
practice. TRUE
2. Younger teachers say they don’t need training on
how to incorporate games within learning. LIE
3. Parents are less supportive of the idea of games
within learning than school administrators.
TRUE
4. The gender gap in game playing disappears if
the students are younger than 8th grade. TRUE

Questions we are exploring ….
How should we bridge the entertainment – education gulf
in game development – to the satisfaction of educators?
What are the right messaging points for games
within K-12 education?
How do we get parents on board? Do we need them on
board to move games in learning forward?
What should teacher training look like for games within
learning? What should teachers be learning in their
preparation programs?

What questions
do you have?
What questions
should we be
asking on the
Speak Up
surveys?

National Speak Up Findings and reports
Targeted and thematic reports
Digital learning trends
Mobile learning & social media
Intelligent adaptive software
Digital parent series
NEW! Games within Learning - September
Presentations, podcasts and webinars
Services: consulting, workshops, evaluation and efficacy
studies
Speak Up 2014 opens on October 6
More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org

.
Thank you.
Let’s continue this conversation.
Julie Evans
jevans@tomorrow.org
www.tomorrow.org
Twitter: SpeakUpEd
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