Game Over? Not When it Comes to Student Learning Through Games!

In the age of video games and mobile devices, young students seem to learn better when their instruction combines virtual reality and real world application, according to Carnegie Mellon University. Researchers came up with a study that tested how technology could best contribute to learning through a testing platform called, "NoRILLA". Testing 92 children ages six to eight, researchers wanted to see if they learned better in a mixed reality or a screen-only educational game. They tested before and after the game to retrieve sound results. The end result: Students learn up to FIVE times better combining virtual reality with the real world. Read more about the results here.