Game-based technologies in teaching professionally oriented natural sciences to the future doctors

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The aim of the current work is to analyze the practical application of different types of the game-based teaching technologies in course of study natural sciences, especially, medical and biological physics at the universities. Advantages and disadvantages of using didactic games in classroom are discussed to offer a classification of their different types and use limitations during different kinds of classes. Exploratory study is provided to investigate the relation between learning achievements, motivation and engagement of the students and game-based training. A survey was conducted to assess how students’ learning success and motivation is affected by introducing the didactic games during a semester learning process. The results prove that these results increase by comparison to the previous semesters. Statistically significant results proved the relevance of gamebased technologies for the increase of motivation to learn and several restrictions of their use in terms of learning outcomes and gaining of professional competencies, which can be successfully completed only in addition with the traditional methods of teaching.