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GAMING AND EVALUATION

Using games for assessment is about more than tracking points. But one of the most common misconceptions we have is that all good learning games must assess learners within the game. The truth is that assessment happens around a game more often than it happens inside the game, and teachers must still design and provide authentic, useful assessment tasks for students.

"How can I assess learning within my game?"

Whatever game you choose, and whether it's digital or analog, walking around and questioning individual students and groups about their choices is a great way to find out what they're learning or struggling with. Just watching and taking notes on whether you observe desired skills in action is also a simple way to gather formative

data during gameplay. Who wants to stop playing a game to answer quiz questions, or read a text and craft a response?

If your game doesn't offer meaningful opportunities for assessment within the game, don't worry. There are plenty of engaging assessments that you can create post-gameplay for students to produce and show evidence of what they have learned.

Spanish students of IES Gran Capitán (Córdoba) present a video clip on the habits related to recycling. It shows us the effectiveness of the strategy. Learning and Gaming. During the Spanish Meeting about "Waste Generation"

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