If you ask a student what is his/her hobby than almost 90
percent of them will say it is playing video games. Kids love to play them but
not all the games available in the internet are safe. Due to this reason
teachers and parents are in need of a solution in which the students will benefit
from playing video games. These can be achieved if video games are used in
education.
Benefits of using video games in education
There are lots of benefits of using video games in educational
setting. When teachers use video games in their classrooms it will help all the
students to focus and to makes students entertaining. When correct video games
are used while teaching it will help to:
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improves students core English skills
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Improves concentration and focus
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Teach how to learn from failures
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Helps to cater all the students’ needs
Disadvantages of video games
When too much video game is used in the classroom it will make
the students less physically active and as a result their ability to think
critically and creatively will be reduced. Video games might even have some
mental effects on the students.
To sum up, I personally believe that if video games are used in
a balanced in education, it will have
positive impacts on students performance.
