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How Digital Gaming Enhances Non-Formal and Informal Learning

How Digital Gaming Enhances Non-Formal and Informal Learning
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Author(s): Daniel Aranda (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain)and Jordi Sánchez-Navarro (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 18
Source title: Handbook of Research on Improving Learning and Motivation through Educational Games: Multidisciplinary Approaches
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Patrick Felicia (Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-495-0.ch019

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Abstract

This study presents the results of three investigations on the use of digital gaming in non-formal (leisure institutions) and informal (household context) education. These are: (1) an empirical enquiry on the uses and perceptions of Spanish teenagers in relation to digital technologies as tools for leisure and socialization, (2) an intervention in a public school in Barcelona, in which this chapter analyzes the introduction of video games in the context of leisure activities, and (3) a workshop for families to discuss the cultural and social significance of the use of video games in the household. The results of these experiences have allowed for observation of the youth in their environment and verification that their uses of technology and attitudes towards digital gaming have a great potential for non-formal and informal learning.

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