| The video game industry has been growing at an incredible rate. According to the American Psychological Association, over the past 10 years, scientists have conducted about 9 reviews of research on the effectiveness of educational computer and video games. They found that the research on games is highly diverse with a number of methodologically flawed studies. They agree that more research is to be done to design elements that work best at improving student learning. This study, researches learning effectiveness of the game design of one particular game in the field of educational biology - The control of the Cell Cycle published by NobelPrize.org. Participants of the age group 18-30, were tested upon highschool biology content, learning either through games or plain text. A qualitative and quantitative analysis were performed on their responses and discussed in the paper. |
