Review Games
"Review games" are activities that people play to imitate the process of learning and to help people learn a particular subject. This way, instead of being boring, the sessions become fun and participation is increased. Group participation, a competitive spirit, and the application of different formats, such as quizzes, board games, or online platforms, are some of the factors that can make learning more effective and enjoyable.
Review games that are in demand are quiz competitions such as Kahoot! and Quizizz in which students do the question answering in the real-time mode, also they have a scoring system mostly attached to them. Besides the aforementioned, Jeopardy-style games are popular,whereby competing teams are given questions from a variety of topics and the educational board games aimed at developing skills of collaboration and conversation. the forme of Jeopardy to students.
Through the provision of a dynamic and interactive learning environment, simulation and game-based learning in review games benefits the students by increasing engagement and motivation. They encourage students to practice active, participation and also critical thinking, as well as memory retention through repeated exercises in a competitive yet enjoyable fashion.
Certainly, the use of review games in online learning environments is the best. Nearpod and Quizlet Live are platforms which allow the teachers to arrange the interactive review sessions that the students can join in on those sessions from different remote locations. This option promotes the student collaborative learning with the use of technology during the time of teaching and learning.
Incorporating review games is a teaching method that the teachers have to think of their lesson goals and the students' diversity. Inclusive games that consider different types of learning are very important to be incorporated, as well as the balanced challenge that keeps interest without causing frustration.