subject: Educational Games [print this page] These days" children grow up playing toys of the digital age - computers and video games. High-tech is the norm to them.
The fact that young learners spend considerable time watching television and playing video games, often far more than they read and study text books, makes them techno savvy. By utilizing this development, many educationalists now suggest that promoting computer based educational games for educational purposes is more likely to enhance learning abilities in children. Some studies suggest that educational games can be a powerful technology in terms of engaging and motivating with children and helping them to learn whilst having fun.
Educational games not only serve as a way to teach life skills but also work as a motivational factor to get children actively involved in learning. Since educational games have been specifically designed to teach children about educational subjects, concepts and reinforcing development in learning skills, therefore, these games are highly beneficial in children"s natural growth and development.
Educational games include almost all the learning fields that cater to the children"s learning abilities, thus their knowledge remarkably reaches new heights by playing these games. Moreover, these games are created in such a manner that difficulty level of the game keeps increasing as a child successfully finishes each level; hence educational games motivate a child to reach higher levels. Educational games draw children into the subject matter and make them a part of the action. Instead of merely spitting back memorized facts, children build on their knowledge by actively working their way through higher and higher levels of a game. Since educational games combine fun and learning, it is amongst the best way to inspire children to learn. Also, these games reward accomplishments and are visually stimulating; therefore children always remain eager to learn from educational games.
