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Significant Progress on Paperwork for Pilot Research Study Using RPGs Within the Constraints of a University Setting: by Hawke Robinson — published Jun 20, 2015 — last modified Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM — filed under: Discipline: Neuroscience, Setting: Academic/Classroom: College/University, Population: Adults, Aspect: Memory, RPG Format: Tabletop, blog posting, causal study(ies), Function: Memory, Potential RPG Research Question, Effects of RPG, RPG Research Goal, research, Function: Cognition, News, Goal: Intrinsic motivation for learning, Aspect: Cognition, RPG Research Project Updates, RPG Research Project Roadmap / Goals, Discipline: Cognitive Neuroscience, hawke robinson, Discipline: Education / Formal Classroom Setting, rpg for education
Significant progress made today in the paperwork process for putting together the study on "Efficacy Assessment of Role-playing Games as an Instructional Technique within the Constraints of a University Academic Setting from the Neuropsychology Perspective"...
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Does RPG reading complexity impact participant development of intrinsic reading motivation, speed of development, and total reading advancement?: by Hawke Robinson — published Jun 20, 2015 — last modified Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM — filed under: Goal: Reading, reading comprehension, Goal: Intrinsic motivation, Potential RPG Research Question, Discipline: Education / Formal Classroom Setting, Goal: Intrinsic motivation for learning, blog posting
RPGs are well known to spark interest in reading, and may promote overall reading advancement. That being said, how much does the reading comprehension required for RPGs impact this overall advancement? Using "Adult" RPG Systems with youth, rather than "bringing down" a system to "their level". This is one anecdotal example that I can share, since it is my own kids, but I have seen repeated many times in practice with others, over the years. But have not (yet) run a controlled study to validate or negate these observations. Your thoughts and experiences?
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