Seven hundred students in New Mexico are participating in a study by a local university that has increased students’ motivation to learn. “Monster School Bus” is one in a suite of video games developed at New Mexico State University. The study offers new evidence that the use of video math games increases learning. Both students and teachers play an active role in developing math snacks. The study is very promising.
New study sets out to prove that video games do improve learning skills.
These motivated students are eager to begin school each day as a new study, “Monster School Bus” is one in a suite of video games developed at New Mexico State University that is promising evidence to support the notion that math games actually increase student learning. Both students and teachers play an active role in the development of “math snacks” utilized. This collaborative effort develops numerous games and activities aimed to increase student learning.
Monster School Bus” is one in a suite of video games developed at New Mexico State University with the support of a grant from the National Science Foundation that are having a measurable and positive impact on some of the most troubling areas of math education for children.
Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert
Key takeaways
- Math games help students learn math.
- Math games are more interactive than traditional math education.
- Many studies prove that games help children learn.
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