Probably anyone who was a teenager in the 1980s and 1990s had at least one gamebook in their hands… But little did they know that they were designed to have an educational purpose just a few years after their origin! We are talking about a literary genre in which the text “is divided into […]
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Category: EDUGRAAL
Η προέλευση των gamebooks
Πιθανότατα όποιος ήταν έφηβος στις δεκαετίες του 1980 και του 1990 είχε τουλάχιστον ένα gamebook στα χέρια του… Αλλά δεν γνώριζαν ότι σχεδιάστηκαν για να έχουν εκπαιδευτικό σκοπό μόλις λίγα χρόνια μετά την δημιουργία τους! Μιλάμε για ένα γραμματειακό είδος στο οποίο το κείμενο “χωρίζεται σε τμήματα, στο τέλος του καθενός από τα οποία […]
Playing for the joy of learning
Motto : ” I play, but you have to take me seriously” Domokos Szilágyi During everyday life, adults, parents and even teachers consider playing and learning as mutually exclusive concepts. Many people believe that while studying is a ‘serious’ activity, a task, playing is linked to the concept of leisure. However, the key to successful […]
Holiday workbooks: how to bring playfulness into summer’s revision?
The sun is shining, school is over, there is a vibe of the holiday season in the air: what a perfect time for students to take a well-deserved break! Though summer time rhymes with lazing about, resting and playing outside, some parents worry that this long period away from school might rub off on their children’s […]
Rethinking Homework for Better Learning
Homework is a long-standing education tradition, viewed as a positive practice andwidely accepted as part of the student routine, that until recently, has barely been questioned. In 2020, when students switched to work entirely from home, the need to revaluate homework became even more pressing. Although schools have returned to in-person learning, this is the perfect […]
