A study conducted by the University of Central Florida (UCF) has found that a video game focusing on arithmetic skills actually helped improve student scores. The study focused on the three games in the DimensionM series, developed by Tabula Digita.
The study which was directed by UCF professor Atsusi Hirumi and a team of faculty and graduate students, interviewed 193 high school students and 10 teachers from Orange County.
Results showed that the students who played the games scored much higher on district benchmark exams than those who had not. The increase for the test group was more than double the increase of the control group (8.07 points versus 3.74). This trend is said to be consistent with prior empirical research on the effects of math games.
The games' presentation is made to look like mainstream action games. Making use of the a first-person perspective, students enter 3-D reality-based environments to complete various missions using different math skills along the way. The games also allow for single or multiplayer game play.
"This game really has helped me a lot with my geometry skills,” explains LeWahn Wallace, a student. “It's not just an educational tutor which is very boring. It's a game to complete an obstacle course so that you're not just learning you are also having fun at the same time."
"We are teaching a new generation of students, which requires unconventional teaching strategies be put into practice in the classroom. And when schools use our games, the student benefits speak for themselves - a greater desire to learn and higher test score,” said Ntiedo Etuk, CEO and co-founder of Tabula Digita.
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