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Development of an educational board game about climate change and sustainability in primary education.
Daalen, N. van (2022) Development of an educational board game about climate change and sustainability in primary education.
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| Abstract: | Climate change education (CCE) could be helpful as a tool to tackle the problem of climate change; however, too little has been done to implement CCE. Pupils up to sixth grade primarily learn concepts about climate and sustainability. Therefore, learning about climate change and sustainability would fit well in seventh and eighth grade. Active learning is an instructional method that allows pupils to better understand climate change. In this design-based research, an educational instruction method about climate change and sustainability was developed using the ADDIE model, as supported by a literature study. In the analysis phase, a foundation for the educational instruction method was provided by analysing the audience, the task, existing learning material, and game-based learning. These analyses concluded that an educational game could be a beneficial instructional method. In the design chapter, some game features important to educational games are described. The game’s features and design requirements were converted into practical design principles and subsequently into an educational board game about climate change and sustainability named Bewust Milieu. This prototype was then evaluated by teachers who currently teach or have taught grades six, seven and eight. Some adjustments were then made, and a revised prototype was tested by 30 pupils from the seventh and eighth grades. First, the board game was explained to the pupils. Next, the pupils played the game. Finally, the pupils participated in a focus group interview to elicit their feedback on areas that needed improvement. Based on these results, adjustments were made, leading to an adapted version of the educational board game Bewust Milieu. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 81 education, teaching |
| Programme: | Educational Science and Technology MSc (60023) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/92826 |
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