Science sims and games: Best design practices and fave flops

Mina C. Johnson-Glenberg; Caroline Savio-Ramos; Katherine K. Perkins; Emily B. Moore; Robb Lindgren; Douglas Clark; Corey Brady; Pratim Sengupta; Mario Martinez-Garza; Deanne Adams; Stephen Killingsworth; Grant Van Eaton; Matthew Gaydos; Amanda Barany; Kurt Squire; Nathan Holbert

Science sims and games: Best design practices and fave flops

Mina C. Johnson-Glenberg, Caroline Savio-Ramos, Katherine K. Perkins, Emily B. Moore, Robb Lindgren, Douglas Clark, Corey Brady, Pratim Sengupta, Mario Martinez-Garza, Deanne Adams, Stephen Killingsworth, Grant Van Eaton, Matthew Gaydos, Amanda Barany, Kurt Squire, Nathan Holbert

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We represent a variety of educators and designers who have in common a deep concern about the quality of STEM learning and how new media tools are designed and used. These tools run the range of interactive simulations to embodied games with full arc narratives. We believe there is not one correct way to instruct in science using new media. For example-some formats (e.g., whiteboard vs. tablet) may be better for some learners (low vs. high prior knowledge) in some situations (single learner vs. small group) on some content (abstract vs. concrete). Our goal is to highlight some of the games and simulations we have designed and disseminated, and to explore their strengths and weaknesses. Each participant will present an original work, show a demo, present data on efficacy, and finally share anecdotes about what was done well and what could have been improved.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1199-1208
Number of pages	10
Journal	Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS
Volume	3
Issue number	January
State	Published - 2014
Event	11th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: Learning and Becoming in Practice, ICLS 2014 - Boulder, United States Duration: Jun 23 2014 → Jun 27 2014

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Johnson-Glenberg, M. C., Savio-Ramos, C., Perkins, K. K., Moore, E. B., Lindgren, R., Clark, D., Brady, C., Sengupta, P., Martinez-Garza, M., Adams, D., Killingsworth, S., Van Eaton, G., Gaydos, M., Barany, A., Squire, K., & Holbert, N. (2014). Science sims and games: Best design practices and fave flops. Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS, 3(January), 1199-1208.

Johnson-Glenberg, MC, Savio-Ramos, C, Perkins, KK, Moore, EB, Lindgren, R, Clark, D, Brady, C, Sengupta, P, Martinez-Garza, M, Adams, D, Killingsworth, S, Van Eaton, G, Gaydos, M, Barany, A, Squire, K & Holbert, N 2014, 'Science sims and games: Best design practices and fave flops', Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS, vol. 3, no. January, pp. 1199-1208.

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