gamedesk - gamification in education - manu melwin joy
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GameDeskGamification in Education
Prepared By Manu Melwin Joy
Assistant ProfessorSCMS School of Technology and Management
Kerala, India.Phone – 9744551114
Mail – [email protected]
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GameDesk
• GameDesk is a non-
profit that has worked
with AT&T to
revolutionize education
nationwide.
GameDesk• They focused on
gamifying education by
conceiving of, designing,
and producing video
games that incorporate
academics.
GameDesk• The project was aimed
mostly toward at-risk high
school students, who
showed great advances in
their educational skills by
using their games.
GameDesk• According to a recent
evaluation, 80% of
students using
MathMaker showed
increases in math scores.
GameDesk• The scores increased an
average of 22% from the start
to the end of the program--
this at a school where less
than two-thirds of students
overall were graduating.