Tutkijat opettivat Minecraft modin avulla materiaalitiedettä oppilaille "salaa"

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Kaksi kemistiä, materiaalitutkija ja pelikehittäjä (kaikki professoreja) loivat Minecraft modin, Polycraft Worldin, jolla onnistuivat salakavalaa opettamaan oppilaille kemian ja tekniikan konsepteja ilman että peli "tuntui työltä" tai oppilaita vaadittiin oppimaan mitään.

http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/12/researchers-create-minecraft-mod-to-teach-materials-science/

https://polycraft.utdallas.edu/index.php?title=Main_Page

Chemist Christina Thompson took the mod for a test drive with a group of 26 students. As a non-graded part of a class called “Video Games and Learning,” students were asked to play Polycraft World up to a certain point. At no point were they taught anything scientific, and they were never asked to learn anything from the game.

After 11 weeks, the students were given a pop quiz on polymer science. Around half of the students were able to draw a substantial part of the crude oil distillation process, and the majority were able to identify easy-to-make polymers used in the game. A small group of students was even able to identify more advanced polymers.

Pieni sample size joten tulokset voi ottaa suolan kanssa mutta joka tapauksessa mielenkiintoinen juttu.

P.S. Ei nyt mikään rautainen uutinen mutta uutisartikkelin luettuani tuli vain fiilis että tämän voisi jakaa eteenpäin..

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