Characteristics Of Game-Based Learning

In the 21st century, games has been developed and changed tremendously over the years and technology has been successfully dominate our daily life. Game-based learning is one of the effective way to help learners such as students, practitioners and teachers to have better understanding on particular knowledge. Thus define that game-based learning is a type of game play with defined learning outcomes (Shaffer, Halverson Squire, & Gee, 2005). The objective of this literature review is to dig and discuss more about the characteristics of game-based learning and how it helps to engage the learners on an affective, behavioral, sociocultural and cognitive way. The chosen article to be review is foundations of game-based learning by Jan L. Plass,

There are many types of games to choose from and each of the game has motivation for the players. In comparison, learning strategies has also changed throughout the year so as to improve the approach of understanding. Games are design to meet the criteria of individual characteristics so as the purpose is to provide a wide range of ways to engage learner. Game characters engage learner emotionally, and social features such as collaborative play support engagement of the learner with the learning mechanics. In this way, player will find that games are interesting and enjoyable. Learner engagement is facilitated in part by the many ways of making a game adaptive, customizable by the player, or personalized (Andersen, 2012;

These kind of learners have different learning approach and usually they prefer to have a theoretical textbooks and nailed the subjects excellently. But this kind of approach is not applicable to those types of slow learner. They need another alternative way to learn other than chalk and talk, textbook mastery and class exercise. Slow learner tend to build their knowledge based on the activity in a classroom such as games. Apart from that, they can communicate well with their friends and teachers. This will automatically boost and enhance their interpersonal skills within others. The main objective of teaching is to deliver the learning objectives on that specific lesson. The teacher might find that by applying game-based learning in a classroom will take a longer time and disturb the learning objectives on that particular lesson. But in reality, we want the students to understand the knowledge as much as they can hence realize the Brunei vision of which aspires that by 2035, Brunei Darussalam develops into a nation which will be widely recognized for the accomplishment of its educated and highly skilled people measured by the highest international standards; quality of life that is among the Top 10 nations in the world and a dynamic and sustainable economy with income per capita within the Top 10 countries in the world. (Brunei Vision 2035, 2014). In the end, the