Teaching and Learning Method through game-based Activity towards The Achievement of Student

Abstract

This article presents the principle of game-based teaching and learning which aims to increase the academic achievement in Introduction to Business Operation course. This teaching method that based on applying many different types of game to urge students a desire to learn with fun and relax. Furthermore, students can achieve the better education quality. Teaching by using game-based is able to help students learning things with fun and challenge their abilities. Since students play game by their own, they would gain the direct experiences, receive a chance to participate in the class, and learn happily. An effective way to design Game Based Learning (GBL) is that the teachers design a game model with focusing on the course content by considering the followed issues: (1) Practice or a design with the conceal exercises for students to exercise, (2) Learning by Doing or emphasizing on learning by themselves for completely understanding, (3) Learning from Mistakes or learning from their own mistakes can better remember and avoid repeating them, (4) Goal-Oriented Learning or clear goals setting which can lead students to achieve their true success, and (5) Learning Point or embed information or key point that relate with students and students can apply the knowledge to practical use.

The designers must motivate players to play game in direction that designers want with their own will, not be forced by game rules. The designers must consider the player's perspective to develop a game that can meet players’ needs. The important questions that game designers need to consider, for example, what is this game about? How to play this game? How players can find the ways to win this game? Why would players want to play this game? These critical questions are necessary for preventing the game designers overlook any important issues in game development and also helping them to analyze the game design process more efficient.