Kids’ love for video games should be harnessed by teachers to improve classroom learning, new Australian research has found.
The study looked at the ‘gaming’ habits of 318 girls and boys in Year 3 (seven and eight years old) from 14 Queensland schools across the Government, Anglican, and Catholic sectors.
The findings, “Boys’ gaming identities and opportunities for learning,” were published by the academic journal Learning, Media and Technology.
Lead researcher Australian Catholic University’s Associate Professor Laura Scholes, from the Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education, said there was a lack of understanding about the benefits of video games for children.
“Gaming has a controversial…
