Sutdent Post: Kaylee Downey - Using Games as Assessments

After watching this video I would love to see more games as assessments. Students love playing games and it is such an integral part of their lives bringing that into the classroom will increase student involvement. Students love playing games and most of the time they don't even know that is educational. Allowing students to play games as an assessment allows teachers to check student knowledge and understanding without having as much anxiety as they would a normal pencil and paper test. Having students change a rule for the game and explain what it would change demonstrates an understanding of the content better than a paper-pencil test. Having students create a new game and coming up with a guide on how to win forces them to use critical thinking skills related to tasks that they will encounter outside of school. Overall, I think that using games as assessments is a great idea and I will make sure I think about how I can employ this in my classroom.