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Game On in Algebra: Unexpected Rewards

Game On in Algebra: Unexpected Rewards

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If you think back to some games you have played, what can be more fun than an unexpected reward? Unexpected rewards can be fun AND motivating. On the day that I pass back the first exam, I walk around with a bag of plastic gold coins. I hand one to each student who earned the full 3 points on the exam. (That means they leveled up by meeting the performance benchmarks on each HW assignment and quiz, and also scored…

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Game On in Algebra

Game On in Algebra

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This semester I am continuing to use a grading policy in my elementary algebra class that incorporates elements of game design. I begin by telling my students about my discussions with a well-known game designer (who happens to be my son Dylan – check him out on Twitter) that school should be fun, and he challenged me to come up with a grading system that incorporated some of the elements of game design. It took a long time to come…

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