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Video games should be a more integral part of education at all levels because they can excel at teaching students creative problem solving, improve their educational engagement, and stay in science, tech, engineering and math programs, said Andr\u00e9 Thomas, a Texas A&M visualization associate professor of the practice.<\/p>\n

Thomas’ expressed his support for expanding video games’ role in education in “5 Reasons Video Games Should be More Widely Used in School,<\/a>” an article he penned in The Conversation, an academic journalism website. Thomas heads the LIVE Lab, where Texas A&M students collaborate with faculty across campus and the videogame industry to create innovative, interactive educational software.<\/p>\n

“From my standpoint as a video game designer and scholar who specializes in game-based learning<\/a>, I don\u2019t see a need to limit video game play among students during the school week,” said Thomas in the article. “Instead, I see a need to expand it \u2013 and to do so during the regular school day.”<\/p>\n

He then lists five evidence-based reasons for his statement:<\/p>\n

\u2022 videogames can help students stay in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs;<\/p>\n

\u2022 they provide experiential learning;<\/p>\n

\u2022 players learn from failure, and games help students keep trying until they succeed;<\/p>\n

\u2022 students stay engaged in content, and<\/p>\n

\u2022 games make complex knowledge fun.<\/p>\n

Read the full article here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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