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Do Board Games Make People Smarter?: Two Initial Exploratory Studies
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Author(s): Marco Bartolucci (Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy), Francesco Mattioli (Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy)and Federico Batini (Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy)
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 15
Source title:
Research Anthology on Game Design, Development, Usage, and Social Impact
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-7589-8.ch094
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Abstract
In recent years, the authors have witnessed the rebirth of board games. This contribution aims to investigate the educational potential of non-random board games in two ways: the comparison of performances of “expert adult players” and “adult non-players” through a correlation study (n=45) and the comparison between the results achieved by a group of children after 26 hours of game training (n=10) and those of a control group that carried out traditional educational activities (n=10) by using a nonrandomized control group pretest-posttest. Specifically, the findings relating to fluid intelligence, analytical and converging cognitive processes and creativity were compared. The results suggest that non-random board games can be an important stimulus for the cognitive functions, with a particular focus on the creative side, and therefore have an important educational function.
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