Best advice to educators, EVER! If we just got out of their way more often we probably wouldn't be complaining about students lack of critical thinking ability. We are as much of the problem as we are the solution.

the applications of this app could have a major impact on both industry and education.

Challenging the status quo... I wonder what made them question this.

Public validation of their hard work and vision!

Another important aspect of CTE... always taking the learning to the next step.

Exactly!!

This is the epitome of Project Based CTE learning. Student independently applying their understanding.

Anyone else see a larger issue here?

https://triseum.com/arte-mecenas/

this is the single biggest failure of gamification in education. Lame games.

I wonder what this generation of teachers look like at Texas A&M. This comment is extremely biased. Only millennials and younger understand tech? I wonder if this author has heard of Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, or any of the other "fathers of tech".

Critical thinking skills. Necessary as a gamer and a learner..

Interesting stats.

Ahhh... so it doesn't count for core content. That seems truer to what I understand about the education system: "Only think out of the box when it doesn't really count".

So, the course is completely independent unless the student needs "tutoring"?

It's fascinating to think about the implications of this in a larger academic context.

That's a huge endeavor, however it reminds me of the teachers I work with using Angry Birds Space to teach Physics.

Yes, well, we know how well that conversation is going in the U.S... Don't reduce guns; "arm the teachers".

This would actually make sense when thinking about the development of a child's brain.

Once again giving credence to unfounded, and baseless paranoia?

the APA did not conduct their own research, instead aggregated previous research... which, according to this article, at least some of the finding can't be replicated... makes you wonder.

Sounds similar to the "subliminal messages" argument that was made about music in the late 20th century.

important point.

small sample. Does this open the door for questioning?

not surprising... but,sadly, still has to be proven.

Baseline data is such an essential step for this kind of research. http://trustconsultancy.org/baseline-data/

Timely, given recent comments by the President of the United States.

so a "blank slate" as far as gaming experience goes?

This is such a passe argument, it almost surprises me that there are still those out there, in power, who really believe that the human mind is that weak.