Game-Based Learning Motivation Testing 
eSchool News
JUNE 27, 2025
That’s where game-based learning comes in. Meanwhile, video games are already one of the most familiar and compelling forms of media for students–so why not use them as a learning platform? When done right, it can radically change how students learn and retain essential skills. That fuels teamwork.
Teach Thought
JULY 10, 2025
Since it encourages internal motivation through an outwardly-created set of circumstances, gamification sits at the awkward intersection of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Share a pic or an update and watch the ‘likes’ roll in, each one like a point in a game. Class rankings?
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Edsurge
MAY 30, 2017
What’s more, game-based learning (GBL) can address some of the most common roadblocks encountered by math teachers and students alike. In some schools, intervention classes begin as early as kindergarten, laying the foundation for children's’ fixed math mindsets at a time when they are most excited about learning.
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
I have to do a lot of the same strategic thinking that I enjoyed doing in that game.” He also ponders whether games can both teach and measure 21st-century skills, considers the barriers to a broader use of GBL in schools and discusses the not-so-mysterious motivational power of Pokemon. It’s usually, “This game is hard.
Ask a Tech Teacher
OCTOBER 30, 2020
Here’s what a joint study from Legends of Learning and Vanderbilt University found: “…students who played the games outperformed their peers on standardized tests. “ In fact, 92% of teachers indicated they would like to use curriculum-based games in the future. More on Game-based Learning.
Edsurge
MAY 9, 2023
CoCo is still in its beta phase, being tested out by educators from 65 different countries. Gamified elements like points, coins, badges or topping a leaderboard are like “jolts of caffeine,” claims Manuj Dhariwal, which can take focus away from real learning, or creating projects online. In a game, you are 100 percent OK with failing.
eSchool News
JANUARY 6, 2025
In a TEDx talk titled The Super Mario Effect–Tricking Your Brain into Learning More , Mark Rober highlighted how video games like Super Mario can motivate people to achieve their goals by viewing failures as learning opportunities. This approach especially helps reluctant readers.
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