Digital Games for Cognitive Learning: A Pilot Study

The rapid development of emerging technologies in the past few years has changed the way people learn. It is important for us to re-scrutinize the inf luence of computer-based digital games in today’s education. An extensive review of literature intended to create a connection between digital games with children’s cognition and to provide a three-dimensional framework (cognitive development, children’s play, and digital games) to supplement the insufficiency of previous research results. The effect of computerbased digital games on learning is presented, current research findings are reported, and future research trends are predicted The results from this pilot study provided experimental evidence to support the use of digital games can facilitate students’ cognitive learning process.

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