individual feedback, engaging activities, student has some sense of control, student learns about motivational dynamics
What are the criteria to enhancing motivation?
100
Games were first used to train military officers in Germany during this war
What is World War II?
100
These are inherently interactive and provide immediate feedback
What are games?
100
Both games and teachers need more of this, which is why games are used as often
What is time?
200
Making projects, group discussions, interactive activity
What are active learning examples?
200
These deal with answering the questions of why a person chooses to work on certain tasks and not others.
What are motivation theories?
200
A term Mark Prensky uses to refer to the generation born in the technology age
What is the Game Generation?
200
These have been proven to be able to teach logic, spatial skills, and complex thinking tasks when designed and used properly
What are games?
200
games have been shown to be more effective showing simpler or concrete skills rather than this
What is complex or abstract concepts?
300
Listening to a lecture or reading text
What are examples of passive learning?
300
This theory bases it's explanation of motivation on the search for self-worth.
What is the Self-Worth Theory?
300
games appeal to this natural need found in people of all ages
What is the need for socialization?
300
This can be sparked by dynamic features woven into the subject matter of a game
What is interest?
300
Live action, analog games such as Dungeons and Dragons, and alternate reality games are all examples of these
What are role-playing games?
400
Any situation of play or competition where participants act under a set of rules toward a common objective
What is a game?
400
This theory explores motivation as being driven by success, which includes ability, luck, effort, and task difficulty.
What is the Attribution Theory?
400
this game design uses physical pieces such as cards or boards
What is an analog game design?
400
Girls tend to prefer games with a strong story development and interpersonal components, while boys respond more to this feature in games.
What is competition?
400
This is the average time needed to prepare a role-playing game for one class
What is 7-8 hours?
500
A game that mimics a realistic situation or promotes learning, requiring players to be active participants.
What is a serious or educational game?
500
This theory builds on the Attribution Theory and the Self-Worth Theory to state that students are either driven to task by previous or perceived success or driven away from the fear of failure.
What is the Drive Theory?
500
These games involve very large numbers of players online at one time and often involve collaboration and multiple objectives
What are MMORPGs or Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games?
500
This is a player created character used in many online or digital games
What is an avatar?
500
These two student behaviors must take place for a role-playing game to be effective