Instructional games provide an appealing environment in which learner's follow prescribed rules as they strive to attain a challenging goal. It is a highly motivating approach, especially for repetitive content. Games often require Learners to use problem-solving skills or demonstrate Mastery of specific content such as math facts or vocabulary words.

Two key attributes- rules and competition or challenges. First, a clearly defined set of rules outlines how the game will be played what actions are and are not allowed what constitutes winning the game, and what the end result will be for a winning performance. Second, elements of competition or challenge provide players with an opportunity to compete against themselves against other individuals or against a standard of some type.

Spelling bees and speed math facts (e. G., students are given a number of problems to solve during a short time period ; points are awarded for accuracy and speech) are common instructional games use in Elementary classrooms to teach basic skills. You may easily adapt other games, such as Trivial Pursuit in Jeopardy, she contain relevant subject - matter content and at the same time retained the benefits of game structure. Today there is a growing interest in the use of video and computer games for learning.

Motivation

The chief advantage of computer games is the variety of motivational elements they may employ, including competition, cooperation, challenge, fantasy, recognition, and reward.

Game structure

The game structure means that there are rules of play and an end goal.

Sensory appeal

Games on the computer often appeal through the use of Graphics, animation, sound, and other sensory enhancements.

• Students must have a clear concept of the instructional goal of the game. Ask yourself, “what do students need to learn, and how will a game help accomplish that?” Make sure to communicate the answer to these questions to your learner's

• Students must understand the procedures and rules for how the game will proceed and how all scoring will occur. With a new game, it always helps to have written rules that are easily accessible to the players/learners.

• Make sure the game is structured so active involvement is maintained at the highest possible level for all participants. If groups are too large and long Waits occur between turns, the effectiveness of the game will wane.

• Include a debriefing or discussion following the game's conclusion. They should focus on the instructional content and value of the game and why it is played. Make sure the students understand that their participation in the game had an instructional purpose, and summarize would they should have learned from it.

Motivation Activities

• What strategies will you use to hold students’ attention throughout the lesson?

• What strategies will you use to help students see the relevance of the information?

• Will you use to increase students’ confidence in learning?

• What strategies will you use to increase student satisfaction in learning?

Orientation Activities

• Do to help students understand the objectives of the current lesson?

• What will you do to link the lesson to previous lesson?

• What will you do to form transitions?

• What will you do to summarize the lesson and Link it to future lessons?

Information Activities

• What major content ideas will you present? In what sequence? Using what examples?

• What will you do to help students understand and remember those ideas?

• What will you do to help students see the relationships among the ideas?

• What will you do to help students understand when and why the ideas will be useful?

Application Activities

• What will you do to give students an opportunity to apply their new knowledge or skill?

• How much guidance will you provide in what form will that guidance take?

• In what way will you give students feedback about their performance during practice?

Evaluation Activities

• What will you do to determine whether students have achieved the learning objectives?

• how will you give students feedback about their performance during the evaluation?