Educational gaming in the health sciences: systematic review

Abstract

While the use of games can be viewed as a viable teaching strategy, care should be exercised in the use of specific games that have not been assessed objectively. Further research on the use of gaming is needed to enable educators to gaming techniques appropriately for the benefit of students and, ultimately, patients.

A Literature Review of Empirical Research on the Effects of Digital Games on Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences / Pregled literature o empirijskim istraživanjima o utjecaju digitalnih igara na stilove učenja i višestruke inteligencije

“…A systematic review by Blakely et al (2009) stands out, as they performed the analysis of the research on using educational games in health sciences in the period 1980-2008. Having identified 1,829 papers, they presented a detailed analysis of the 16 selected papers that met the selection criteria.…”

CLINGO – a teaching and learning resource to improve care planning

“…The utility of games as a valuable teaching and learning resource is well accepted within the wider educational literature (Bochennek et al, 2007, Blakely et al, 2009& Gibson & Douglas 2013) and seemingly adult learners prefer education that is relevant and reflects practice (Foord, 2009). …”

“…The game 'health cliché bingo ' (CLINGO) was developed by the authors following a research project 'Does the practice of care planning live up to the theory for mental health student nurses?' (Rylance & Grahame, 2014) and in response to professional and legislative requirements (NMC, 2010& DH, 2008 (Blakely et al, 2009& Gibson & Douglas 2013.…”

Acquiring Critical Thinking and Decision-Making Skills: An Evaluation of a Serious Game Used by Undergraduate Dental Students in Dental Public Health

“…Serious games have been used for educating and training healthcare students and professionals, and it can be claimed they have positive effects on knowledge or skill improvement (Blakely et al 2009;Akl et al 2010;Graafland et al 2012;Akl et al 2013;Wang et al 2016). In addition, serious games can provide opportunities for healthcare students to practice in safe environments (Blakely et al 2009).…”

“…In addition, serious games can provide opportunities for healthcare students to practice in safe environments (Blakely et al 2009). Furthermore, Kron et al (2010) and Lynch-Sauer et al (2011) found that medical and nursing students respectively had positive attitudes towards computer games.…”