Conference Session

NEE Technical Session 1 - Educator's Tools

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Savage, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

analysis was performedafterward for homework, either individually or in groups according to the students’ preference.Related Literature Compared to the hundreds of works available on the use of digital games inundergraduate education, less than 30 can be found studying analog or board games [2]. Ofthose, only a few deal with complex STEM topics, including one examining a game aboutfossilization and another with a game about public health biology. Results in these studies havebeen overall positive, particularly in the development of soft skills such as communication orteamwork. Some studies, such as that of Clark et al., examined the effectiveness of game design, notjust game play, in improving students’ learning outcomes as well as