Comments on: Episode 86 (video): Educational Games http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2009/02/episode-86-video-educational-games/ Psychology podcast and resources for students and educators Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:56:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Can I Really Replace My Own Kitchen Faucet? | Home Decorating Ideas http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2009/02/episode-86-video-educational-games/comment-page-1/#comment-829 Can I Really Replace My Own Kitchen Faucet? | Home Decorating Ideas Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:30:09 +0000 http://www.3dpsychology.com/?p=370#comment-829 [...] Episode 86 (video): Educational Games (thepsychfiles.com) [...] [...] Episode 86 (video): Educational Games (thepsychfiles.com) [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2009/02/episode-86-video-educational-games/comment-page-1/#comment-515 admin Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:37:10 +0000 http://www.3dpsychology.com/?p=370#comment-515 You make a good point. Sometimes you have to learn stuff that just isn't fun. Perhaps I need to add a note to the show notes for this episode to make it clear that I don't think everything you learn in school should always be fun. I taught statistics for many years and while I always used a cute little program that required students to guess at the value of a correlation by looking at a scattergram (which i also made into a group competition by rewarding "points" to which ever group came the closest to the actual correlation), it's also true that at some point we had to sit down and learn how to calculate a correlation. But at least the game brought some fun into the task and it also taught students how to be able to look at a graph and figure out what it meant. So yes - I agree that there's a time for games and a time for work. Thanks Stas! You make a good point. Sometimes you have to learn stuff that just isn’t fun. Perhaps I need to add a note to the show notes for this episode to make it clear that I don’t think everything you learn in school should always be fun. I taught statistics for many years and while I always used a cute little program that required students to guess at the value of a correlation by looking at a scattergram (which i also made into a group competition by rewarding “points” to which ever group came the closest to the actual correlation), it’s also true that at some point we had to sit down and learn how to calculate a correlation. But at least the game brought some fun into the task and it also taught students how to be able to look at a graph and figure out what it meant. So yes – I agree that there’s a time for games and a time for work. Thanks Stas!

]]> By: Stas Sajin http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2009/02/episode-86-video-educational-games/comment-page-1/#comment-502 Stas Sajin Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:21:35 +0000 http://www.3dpsychology.com/?p=370#comment-502 Hi, I have just a few questions. But first, I find you podcasts enjoyable and informative. Thanks. What if there is an over-reliance on learning through entertainment and when faced with "boring" ways of learning children will not be able to learn? I mean, it is good that a child's enthusiasm and interest is prolonged, but at some point they become adults. Will those adults learn through games too? I am for educational games, but I find that at some point a transition must be done into the adulthood. Hi,
I have just a few questions. But first, I find you podcasts enjoyable and informative. Thanks.

What if there is an over-reliance on learning through entertainment and when faced with “boring” ways of learning children will not be able to learn? I mean, it is good that a child’s enthusiasm and interest is prolonged, but at some point they become adults. Will those adults learn through games too? I am for educational games, but I find that at some point a transition must be done into the adulthood.

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