Game-Based Learning Research

We are committed to learning more about the world of educational gaming.  Here are some of our favorite game-based learning resources from our GameUp partners, thought leaders and organizations we admire.

Academic Research on Game-Based Learning with BrainPOP's GameUp

BrainPOP has participated in the following studies about Game-Based Learning.

A Games Part 1: Survey on Digital Game Use and Formative Assessment Practices
Information regarding A-Games Project on Empowering Educators part 1
The A-GAMES project (Analyzing Games for Assessment in Math, ELA/Social Studies, and Science), a collaboration between the University of Mic...
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A Games Part 2: Case Studies of Game Features that Support Formative Assessment Practice
Information regarding A-Games Project on Empowering Educators part 2
The A-GAMES project (Analyzing Games for Assessment in Math, ELA/Social Studies, and Science), a collaboration between the University of Mic...
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Teacher Attitudes about Digital Games in the Classroom
Teacher Attitudes about Digital Games in the Classroom
BrainPOP teamed up with the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop to lead a research project, Teacher Attitudes about Digital Games in ...
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Additional Academic Texts on Game-Based Learning

This is a collection of research that BrainPOP recommends reading to better understand the value and impact of Game-Based Learning.

Game-based Learning Research from Project Tomorrow
Game-based Learning Research from Project Tomorrow
Project Tomorrow has collected the viewpoints of over 3 million students, educators and parents – the Speak Up dataset represents the larges...
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Level Up Learning: A national survey on teaching with digital games
Level Up Learning: A national survey on teaching with digital games
October 20, 2014 Lori Takeuchi, Ph.D. and Sarah Vaala, Ph.D. conducted a national survey among nearly 700 K-8 teachers.  The report revea...
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NMC Horizon Report 2014 K-12 Edition
student writing cover of horizon report
NMC Horizon Report 2014 K-12 Edition Games and Gamification  Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Two to Three Years "Games and game-based lea...
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Proceedings from Games + Learning + Society Conference
Proceedings from Games + Learning + Society Conference
Originally published in the Games + Learning + Society 2012 Conference Proceedings 8.0, this research represents a partnership between Carne...
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A Digital Age: K-12 Market Map and Investment Analysis
A Digital Age: K-12 Market Map and Investment Analysis
This article, by John Richards, Leslie Stebbins and Kurt Moellering, 2013, explores the current reality of the games market. It draws a K-12...
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How Blogs, Social Media, and Video Games Improve Education
How Blogs, Social Media, and Video Games Improve Education
Written by Darrel M. West, this article discusses how blogs, social media and video games can foster education. The author argues the use of...
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Can Video Games Promote Intergenerational Play & Literacy Learning?
Can Video Games Promote Intergenerational Play & Literacy Learning?
Written by Cynthia Chiong, Ph.D. in December 2009, this report is from a Research & Design Workshop at The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Se...
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Moving Learning Games Forward Obstacles, Opportunities & Openness
Moving Learning Games Forward Obstacles, Opportunities & Openness
This paper is from The Education Arcade by Eric Klopfer, Scot Osterweil, and Katie Salen with contributions by Jason Haas, Jennifer Groff an...
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Blog Posts on Game-Based Learning

The following blogs and posts share great ideas about game based learning from BrainPOP and beyond!

Brain Points: A Growth Mindset Reward Structure Boosts Player Persistence!
Brain Points: A Growth Mindset Reward Structure Boosts Player Persistence!
Brain Points: A Growth Mindset Reward Structure Boosts Player Persistence in Refraction By: Eleanor O'Rourke Psychologist Carol Dweck ha...
From Theory to Practice to Evaluation: Game-Based Learning in Action
Teacher demonstrating to students around a table how to play a board game.
These 5 articles help demonstrate just some of the many beneficial values of game-based learning. Five Video Games Your Middle Schooler S...
Making the Most of SnapThought
Making the Most of SnapThought
BrainPOP's unique SnapThought® tool is fundamentally changing the game play experience on GameUp for students and teachers. In this article ...
Our Favorite Books on Game-Based Learning

Here are some classic texts on game-based learning and game design.

Good Video Games, Good Learning Games
Good Learning Games
Written by James Paul Gee (2007), this article explores 16 learning principles that are incorporated in good learning games. The author argu...
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Book Review for Video Games and Learning: Teaching and Participatory Culture in the Digital Age by Kurt Squire
Book Review for Video Games and Learning: Teaching and Participatory Culture in the Digital Age by Kurt Squire
This is a book review, published on the Journal of Children and Media, written by Amy Shirong Lu (2012) on 'Video Games and Learning: Te...
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Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals by Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman
Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals by Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman
Written for game designers, interaction designers and game scholars, "Rules of Play" is a pioneer in offering a theoretical model for unders...
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