http://www.elearningeuropa.info/sites/default/files/elearning_theme_logo.jpg“Game-based learning: Latest evidence and future directions” is a research report published in April 2013 by the National Foundation for Educational Research in England and Wales (NFER). The paper aims to bridge academic and non academic domains, to provide insights that will be of interest to educators, educational researchers, industry and others seeking to engage in a more thoughtful debate about the types of educational values that can be attached to gaming.
Interest around the use of video games in education is high, and following the emergence of new trends like ‘gamification’ the review carried out by Futurelab@NFER aims to provide educators, industry and researchers with an up-to-date analysis of the literature available around the topic. More...