What Video Games Have to Teach US About Learning and Literacy. Second Edition
Revised and Updated Edition
St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · December 26, 2007
What Video Games Have to Teach US About Learning and Literacy.
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- Who it’s for
- A serious, curious look at what playing video games can teach about learning and literacy.
- Themes
- Video games and learning, Cognitive development, Identity and meaning
- Genres
- EdTech, Educational Psychology, Games
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James Paul Gee begins his classic book with "I want to talk about video games--yes, even violent video games--and say some positive things about them." With this simple but explosive statement, one of America's most well-respected educators looks seriously at the good that can come from playing video games.
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In this revised edition of What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy, new games like World of WarCraft and Half Life 2 are evaluated and theories of cognitive development are expanded. Gee looks at major cognitive activities including how individuals develop a sense of identity, how we grasp meaning, how we evaluate and follow a command, pick a role model, and perceive the world.
Games as Learning
A serious, curious look at what playing video games can teach about learning and literacy.
Come here for
- Video games considered through learning, literacy, and cognitive development
- Questions of identity, meaning, and how we follow commands
Expect
- An educator’s positive case for taking games seriously
- Revised discussion of World of Warcraft and Half-Life 2
Where it sits
| Games | 54% |
|---|---|
| EdTech | 41% |
| Educational Psychology | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Education Policy
- EdTech
- Authors
- James Paul Gee
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published
- December 26, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Video games and learning · Cognitive development · Identity and meaning
- Reading lane
- Human-Computer Interaction