Informative Reading: Can Game Development Impact Academic Achievement?

Can Game Development Impact Academic Achievement? Richard E. Ferdig and Jeff Boyer. THEJournal. Online October 2007. Electronic gaming has recently been hailed as the great new potential for transforming education. A growing body of research and practice suggests videogames can motivate as well as teach and help users learn. Fewer scientific studies, but just as much potential, exist within the area of student game development. In part 1 of this two-part article series, we look at the foundational reasons for why game development matters in the K-12 curriculum, both inside and outside of school...