Bonde, Mads

Jarmer, Hanne Østergaard

Larsen, Mette Voldby

Lopez-Cordoba, A.

Makransky, G.

Morsing, M.

Sommer, Morten Otto Alexander

Wandall, J.

A large proportion of high school and college students indicate that they have little interest in science, and many graduate with marginal science competencies. However, laboratory exercises, usually the most engaging part of science courses, tend to be expensive, time consuming and occasionally constrained by safety concerns. Combining gamification elements with simulations may provide an opportunity for great gains in learning effectiveness and motivation of biotech students. An advanced laboratory simulation platform based on mathematical algorithms supporting open-ended investigations was developed and combined with gamification elements such as an immersive 3D universe, storytelling, conversations with fictional characters and a scoring system. Two gamified laboratory simulations were tested: a crime-scene lab and a genetic engineering lab (http://www.labster.com/biolabs/). A study testing the crime-scene case in an introductory, college-level, life science course was conducted revealed that a gamified laboratory simulation can significantly increase both learning outcomes and motivation levels when compared with, and particularly when combined with, traditional teaching

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Changing the way science is taught through gamified laboratories - DTU Orbit (09/11/2017) Changing the way science is taught through gamified laboratoriesA large proportion of high school and college students indicate that they have little interest in science, and many graduatewith marginal science competencies. However, laboratory exercises, usually the most engaging part of science courses,tend to be expensive, time consuming and occasionally constrained by safety concerns. Combining gamification elementswith simulations may provide an opportunity for great gains in learning effectiveness and motivation of biotech students.An advanced laboratory simulation platform based on mathematical algorithms supporting open-ended investigations wasdeveloped and combined with gamification elements such as an immersive 3D universe, storytelling, conversations withfictional characters and a scoring system. Two gamified laboratory simulations were tested: a crime-scene lab and agenetic engineering lab (http://www.labster.com/biolabs/). A study testing the crime-scene case in an introductory, college-level, life science course was conducted revealed that a gamified laboratory simulation can significantly increase bothlearning outcomes and motivation levels when compared with, and particularly when combined with, traditional teaching. General informationState: PublishedOrganisations: Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Department of Systems Biology, Center forBiological Sequence Analysis, Behavioral Phenomics, Bacterial Synthetic Biology, University of Southern Denmark,NordicMetrics, University of Copenhagen, Miguel Hernández University of ElcheAuthors: Bonde, M. (Intern), Makransky, G. (Ekstern), Wandall, J. (Ekstern), Larsen, M. V. (Intern), Morsing, M. (Ekstern),Jarmer, H. Ø. (Intern), Lopez-Cordoba, A. (Ekstern), Sommer, M. O. A. (Intern)Number of pages: 7Pages: 6697-6703Publication date: 2015 Host publication informationTitle of host publication: EDULEARN15 ProceedingsISBN (Print): 978-84-606-8243-1 Series: EdulearnISSN: 2340-1117Main Research Area: Technical/natural sciencesConference: The 7th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Barcelona, Spain,06/07/2015 - 06/07/2015Virtual laboratories, Gamification, Biotechnology, ScienceSource: FindItSource-ID: 2306273082Publication: Research - peer-review › Article in proceedings – Annual report year: 2016 

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