{"id":5206,"date":"2025-03-13T14:07:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T14:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erasmustrainingcourses.com\/game-based-learning-to-reach-a-high-degree-of-classroom-engagement.html"},"modified":"2026-10-04T14:54:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T14:54:01","slug":"game-based-learning-to-reach-a-high-degree-of-classroom-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erasmustrainingcourses.com\/cs\/blog\/game-based-learning-to-reach-a-high-degree-of-classroom-engagement","title":{"rendered":"Game based learning to reach a high degree of classroom engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
Did you know that playing is a crucial component of cognitive development from birth through adulthood? Think about your favorite games: have you ever gotten tired playing them? Being it hide and seek, puzzles, construction games, board games, there are invisible threads linking our memories, experiences and feelings in connection to playing games and they are all linked to the intrinsic motivation and engagement they trigger in our mind!
\u00a0
The new edition of the course \u201cDiscover the power of Game Based Learning and Gamification in education\u200b\u201d took place in Palermo<\/strong> from 24\/11\/2024<\/strong> to 30\/11\/2024<\/strong>. The participants came from all across Europe, with Maria Christina<\/strong> and Elena<\/strong> from Makarios Lyceum III LARNAKA<\/strong> in Cyprus and Sara<\/strong> and Anne<\/strong> from\u00a0BSZ Delitzsch from Germany.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n
\n
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The course was game-based, following a sequence of levels from the very beginning. First, we asked participants to create their own characters to join the game, more specifically avatars<\/strong>. This elements are symbolic characters and new superheroes<\/strong> were thus used as a basis to get to know each other, including strengths and passions. It became even more noticeable how rich and diverse<\/strong> our group was, perfectly reflecting the reality of every class at school.\u00a0<\/p>\n

During the first level we discussed the pedagogical value of playing<\/strong> and how games stimulate learning. We reflected and acknowledged that teachers are most of the time \u201cdigital immigrants\u201d in an educational cosmos that is nowadays populated by digital natives<\/strong> only.
\u200b
In the second level, the players identified the most prevalent gamification framework, learning the process through which eight key internal and external motivators<\/strong> impact human engagement<\/strong>. Through a challenge on the differences between gamification and game-based learning<\/strong>, our \u201cplayers\u201d could better clarify that gamification applies game elements into a non-game environment while game-based learning is a teaching approach whereby learning happens through playing the game itself.\u00a0<\/div>\n

\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n