Minecraft Learning System for Spatial Reasoning in Middle Grades Learners

Abstract

Angeles, as well as an M.A. in Student Development Administration from Seattle University and a B.S. in General Engineering from Gonzaga University. His research interests include teaching and learning in engineering, STEM education policy, and diversity and equity in STEM. Dr. Nick Lux Lux, Montana State University Dr. Nicholas Lux has is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in MSU's Department of Education. His teaching and research interests are in the area of educational technology. He has worked in the fields of K-12 and higher education for 18 years, and currently teaches in the Montana State University Teacher Education Program. He has experience in educational technology theory and practice in K-12 contexts and teacher education, with a focus on STEM teaching and learning, technology integration, online course design and delivery, program evaluation, and assessment. Dr. Lux's current research agenda is STEM teaching and learning in K-12 contexts, technology integration in teacher preparation and K-12 contexts, educational gaming design and integration, and new technologies for teaching and learning.

Minecraft for Education: Promoting Social and Emotional Learning in Mathematics

“…This is an important distinction to make, as it allows the subject domain to no longer be the only domain of focus. Because of this, there will be a bigger range of ways for individuals to be competent when participating in the intervention because having a grasp of Minecraft will be required (Hughes et al, 2020;Marie, 2021). Consequently, there will be a greater diversity of ways for people to be competent.…”

“…This server is an excellent resource for teacherss who wish to combine a variety of social studies and technology topics into a single course. In spite of the findings that researcherre presented in the review of the pertinent literature that researcherre somewhat contradictory with regard to the function of video games in educational settings, the vast majority of the data on the utilization of online games revealed results that researcherre overwhelmingly positive (Hughes et al, 2020;Julius, 2017;Yohan, 2019). For instance, each of the three teachers mentioned that they are able to address a variety of concerns pertaining to online security and digital literacy by making use of the multiplayer server.…”

“…Other authors highlight the envisioned potentials for the use of Minecraft for learning mathematics and relate it to the game itself. Others have pointed out the construction-related possibilities that could be opened up by using Minecraft (Hughes et al, 2020). The potentials that are studied in these studies are, horesearcherver, based on an inadequate sample size of real-world situations.…”

Implementation of a Nontraditional Spatial Skills Training Program

“…More recent efforts within the engineering community have developed these interventions in creative ways to better engage students, allow for self-study of spatial skills or to simply examine new methods for the improvement of spatial ability [11]. These more recent interventions include gamification via existing software such as Minecraft [12,13] as well as specifically developed tools such as the Spatial Vis smartphone app [14][15][16]. Other groups have examined the use of origami [17,18], sketching and building [19][20][21], and using other existing toys and games such as LEGO in building spatial skills.…”