Report on the educational use of games

By Angela McFarlane, A. Sparrowhawk, Y. Heald. 2002

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Literature Review in Games and Learning (2004, background): “Girls may play the same games as boys, but they may play them differently (McFarlane et al 2002).”
Overview of research on the educational use of video games (2006, background): “Thorndike’s McFarlane et al. 2002 – –”
Digital Game-Based Learning in high school Computer Science education: Impact on educational effectiveness and student motivation (2009, background): “Apart from knowledge acquisition, game playing can also favour the development of various skills, such as critical thinking and problem-solving skills (e.g. McFarlane et al., 2002).”
Beyond Nintendo: design and assessment of educational video games for first and second grade students (2003, methodology): “As McFarlane et al. (2002) state, ‘‘computer games provide a forum in which learning arises as a result of tasks stimulated by the content of the games, knowledge is developed through the content of the game, and skills are developed as a result of playing the game’’ (p. 4).”