Educators See Educational Gains For Girls In Video Games

KQED San Francisco (1/15, Taylor) reports on educators' growing enthusiasm for video games, noting that "Game developers and academics who have been studying the elements that go into making games more attractive to girls found that those very same qualities are also important components of learning. For instance, girls are more drawn to games that require problem solving in context, that are collaborative (played through social media) and that produce what's perceived to be a social good." The piece quotes Second Avenue Learning founder Victoria Van Voorhis saying, "Something we've seen as a tremendous motivator for girls to learn about math and science is that they need to see the connection from the classroom out into the real world."