The Role of Educational Games as an Instructional Context to Promote Executive Function Processes in Mathematics Education Journal Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Overt disruptions to schooling that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic motivated educators to re-examine normative classroom practices and give greater attention to students’ interests, engagement, and sense of belonging. The use of games by mathematics teachers has often been viewed as a way to provide a break from normative mathematics instruction and increase student engagement. This paper examines the games as an approach to promote student engagement and executive function (EF) processes in mathematics education. Three core EFs –working memory, cognitive flexibility, and inhibitory control – are analyzed for two mathematics games. Issues related to the explicit integration of EFs in mathematics education using games are also discussed.

publication date

  • January 1, 2023

Date in CU Experts

  • February 1, 2025 9:55 AM

Full Author List

  • Webb D

author count

  • 1

Other Profiles

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1804-1450

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 2336-2081

Additional Document Info

start page

  • 36

end page

  • 43

volume

  • 31

issue

  • 1