In recent years, modern board games (MBG) have attracted the attention of academics due to their innovative mechanics and mechanisms, which seem to facilitate the creation of spaces for the development of various aspects of computational thinking (CT). This article examines a number of MBG to identify those that contain CT-promoting mechanics. We…

The usage of games in the process of teaching and learning is always advantageous, because children prefer to learn playfully. Board-games are particularly enjoyable for children. They do not learn consciously, but they enjoy playing together with their parents and siblings, because board-games bring together both family and friends. Playing…

Despite calls for injury prevention exercise programmes (IPEPs) to move to school settings for the general adolescent population, current research has had mixed outcomes regarding their efficacy in schools as many of the traditional barriers to IPEP implementation still exist, for example, lack of engagement with the programme. A games-based…

Judit Polgár is a Hungarian international grandmaster, eight-time Open Chess Olympian, two-time Women's Olympic Chess Champion, the greatest female chess player in the history of chess, ranked 8th in the world in absolute rankings. With the help of teachers and experts, she developed an unique teaching method for preschool and school children. In…

The implementation of peace education in the university environment has not yet found the right technical implementation, so the main goal in peace education has not been achieved, especially the application in the university environment. Therefore, this research aims to determine the general perception of board games as a media of peace education…

This research investigates the effect of the context-based approach (CBA) 'Relating-Experiencing-ApplyingCooperating- Transferring' (REACT) strategy supported with crossword puzzles on achieving the associate degree students in the chemistry laboratory course on the topic of acid-base titrations. A crossword puzzle game and four contexts related…

This conceptual study explores the role that indigenous games can play in teaching Technology Education (TE) while integrating Environmental Education (EE). Relevant literature is reviewed to achieve this aim. Indigenous games can assist TE teachers in their teaching while also shaping learners' attitudes toward the environment. Waste, among other…

Emotional intelligence is a determinant of individual success. However, today's emotional intelligence is fading. Early childhood is the foundation for the development of individual potential and intelligence. Thus, the urgency needs to be taken special action. The focus of this research is to improve the emotional intelligence of early childhood…

The purpose of this research is to examine the meanings that primary school mathematics teachers attribute to the concept of "game" by using metaphorical expressions. In this study, phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used to examine the metaphorical perceptions of primary school mathematics teachers about…

Both digital and non-digital games have been shown to be effective for supporting student engagement in mathematics. However, little is known about educator preferences for a particular game mode (i.e. digital versus non-digital), and what factors influence these preferences. To address this gap, 111 Australian primary school educators completed a…

This work shows how playing chess creates capacities in the student such as increasing visual memory. This helps to classify information in an orderly manner in the mind and contributes to a better understanding of geometric transformations such as displacements, turns and similarities. This was done with a mixed technique (Quantitative and…

The purpose of this study is to determine the opinions of the participants regarding the use of mind and intelligence games as a leisure time educational tool. The study population consists of a total of 97 mind and intelligence games trainers and referees as 58 women and 37 men with an average age of 38.103 who voluntarily participated in the…

This paper examines peer interactions among preschoolers while playing the board game known as "Buaya di Bawah Jambatan" (BDBJ) particularly in learning "adab" and moral values. Additionally, this study is guided by two research objectives focusing on the nature (types) of interactions among players during the game and…

Gamification, which is defined as the use of game design elements in non-game contexts, is put forward as a solution to low motivation and is suggested for the creation of a sustainable learning ecology in open and distance learning (ODL). The overall purpose of the present study was to examine the distribution of the Hexad gamification user types…

The primary purpose of this research is to ascertain the opinions of the teachers who attended the in-service training of mind games arranged by the Ministry of National Education and conducted the mind games course. To achieve this goal, the answer to the question, "What are the reasons why teachers do or do not prefer mind games?" was…