Technology has already created many new educational tools to help teachers improve learning in the classroom. One method uses video gaming elements to get students more interested and involved in the subjects they learn.
One American school using such technology is Dag Hammarskjold Middle School in Wallingford, Connecticut. On a recent afternoon, about 20 children at the school watched a computer screen at the front of the room.
The students were taking part in an educational activity that looks a lot like popular internet video games like “Fortnite.” The schoolchildren compete in challenges and can collect points to unlock powers, clothing and pets for their players in the game.
Unlike many video games, the students are not fighting against each other. Instead, the classroom games are being used by teachers to present different school subjects. The students can earn points as they pass through different educational levels of the game.
Caiden McManus is a 13-year-old student at Dag Hammarskjold. He told the Associated Press he finds the game-based learning experience “a lot of fun.” He says working with pets is his favorite part because it helps him progress faster in the game. “To train the pets, you gain as many gold pieces as possible,” he said.
Gianna Gurga is a teacher at Dag Hammarskjold. She told the AP she had been looking for new ways to get more out of her students. So she decided to try a classroom gaming system called Classcraft. She says she has seen student improvements since she began using the tool in 2017. Her results even led other teachers to start using the gaming system.
“My kids are so addicted to it in the best way possible,” Gurga said.
With each correct answer, students receive points that can be used to buy things in the game. Points can also be exchanged for the chance to listen to music in class or take part in competitions against other classrooms. Students can also have points taken away if they behave badly.
The Amana Academy in Atlanta, Georgia is also using the Classcraft system. Teacher Laura Bruster says the tool has been an important addition to her classroom. “Because it made me a participant with my students," she said. "I’m not just their teacher, I’m their game master. I control the fun of the classroom.”
Student players can use their different powers within a game to cooperate so they have a better chance to succeed as a group.
New York City middle school Quest to Learn was one of the first public schools to launch game-based learning when it opened 10 years ago. Researchers have followed the school in an effort to measure long-term results of educational gaming on students.
In the last school year, 43 percent of Quest to Learn’s students met state requirements for students tested in English. This compared to 41 percent of students across the whole city. Twenty-nine percent of the school’s students met state requirements after being tested in math. This was lower than the 33 percent citywide who met the state math requirements.
But supporters of game-based learning say testing alone should not be used as the only measure of student results.
Ross Flatt is director of programs and partnerships for the not-for-profit group Institute of Play. The group uses game design elements to develop new learning experiences. It says outside studies have shown that students taking part in educational gaming do show growth in important areas. The main areas of improvement include student cooperation with each other, creative thinking and empathy, the group said.
I’m Bryan Lynn.
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screen – n. the front-facing part of an electronic device
challenge – n. something difficult that tests someone's ability or determination
小學(xué)英語疑問句型總結(jié)
I、詢問姓名、年齡:name,How old
1。 ----What’s your name? ----你叫什么名字?
----My name is ________。 ----我叫……。
2。 ----What’s his name? ----他的名字是什么?
----His name is Mike。 ----他的名字是麥克。
3。 ----What’s her name? ----她的名字是什么?
----Her name is Chen Jie。----她的名字是陳婕。
4。 ----How old are you? ----你幾歲了?
----I’m 12。 ----我十二歲。
5。 ----How old is he/she? ----他/她幾歲了?
----He/She is 23。 ----他/她23歲。
II、詢問顏色:colour
1。 ----What colour is it? ----它是什么顏色的?
----It’s yellow and white。 ----黃白相間。
2。 ----What colour are they? ----它們是什么顏色的?
----They’re green。 ----綠色的。
III、詢問時(shí)間或日期:When
1。 ----What time is it now? ----現(xiàn)在幾點(diǎn)鐘?
----It’s nine o’clock。。 It’s time for English class。 ----九點(diǎn)。該上英語課了。
(----It’s eight o’clock。 It’s time to go to bed。) (----八點(diǎn)。該上床睡覺了。)
2。 ----What day is it today? ----今天星期幾?
----It’s Monday。 ----星期一。
----What do we have on Mondays? ----我們星期一上哪些課?
----We have Chinese, English, math … ----語文、英語、數(shù)學(xué)……
3。 ----When is your birthday? ----你的生日是什么時(shí)候?
----It’s October 1st, our National Day。 ----十月一日。國慶節(jié)。
4。 ----When do you do morning exercises? ----你們什么時(shí)候做早鍛煉?
----I usually do morning exercises at 8:30。 ----我們通常8:30做早鍛煉。
IV、詢問方位或地方:Where
1。 ----Where is my toy car? ----我的玩具汽車在哪兒?
----It’s here, under the chair。 ----在這兒。在椅子下面。
2。 ----Where is the canteen? ----餐廳在哪兒?
----It’s on the first floor。 ----在一樓。
3。 ----Where are the keys? ----鑰匙在哪兒?
----They’re in the door。 ----在門上。
4。 ----Excuse me。 Where is the library, please? ----對(duì)不起。請(qǐng)問圖書館在哪兒?
----It’s near the post office。 ----在郵局附近。
5。 ----Where are you from? ----你從哪兒來?
----I’m from China。 ----我從中國來。
6。 ----Where does the rain come from? ----雨是從哪兒來的?
----It comes from the clouds。 ----它是從云層里來的。
V、詢問數(shù)量或價(jià)錢:How many , How much
pet – n. an animal someone keeps in their home
addicted – adj. physically and mentally dependent on something
participant – n. a person involved in an activity
empathy – n. the ability to understand and share another person's experiences and emotions
1。 ----How many kites can you see? ----你可以看見幾只風(fēng)箏?
----I can see 12。 ----我可以看見十二只風(fēng)箏。
2。 ----How many crayons do you have? ----你有多少支彩筆?
----I have 16。 ----我有十六支。
3。 ----How many people are there in your family? ----你家有幾口人?
----Three。 ----三人。
4。 ----How much is this dress? ----這條連衣裙多少錢?
----It’s ninety-nine yuan。 ----九十九元。
5。 ----How much are these apples? ----這些蘋果多少錢?
----They’re thirty-five yuan。 ----三十五元。
XVI、“How”問句:How tall,How heavy,How long
1。 ----How tall are you? ----你有多高?
----I’m 160 cm tall。 I’m taller than you。 ----我有160公分。我比你高。
2。 ----How heavy are you? ----你有多重?
----I’m 48 kg。 You’re heavier than me。 ----我有48公斤。你比我重。
3。 ----How do you go to school? ----你怎么上學(xué)?
----Usually I go to school on foot。 Sometimes I go by bike。 ---我通常步行上學(xué)。有時(shí)候騎自行車。
4。 ----How can I get to Zhongshan Park? ----我怎么到中山公園去?
----You can go by the No。 15 bus。 ----你可以乘坐15路公汽。
(----Go straight for five minutes。 Then turn left。 It’s on the left。)
----直走五分鐘。然后左轉(zhuǎn)。公園就在左邊。、
5。 How long 有多長(zhǎng)?
VIII、詢問身體狀況或情緒:feel,matter
1。 ----How do you feel? ----你感覺如何?
----I feel sick。 ----我覺得不舒服。
----How does Chen Jie feel? ----陳潔感覺如何?
----She’s tired。 ----她很疲倦。
2。 ----What’s the matter? ----怎么了?
----My throat is sore。 / I have a sore throat。 ----我的喉嚨疼。
3。 ----How are you, Sarah? You look so happy。 ----你好嗎。莎拉?你看起來這么傷心。
----I failed the math test。 ----我的數(shù)學(xué)考試沒有通過。
VI、詢問想吃的東西:would like
1。 ----What would you like for breakfast / lunch / dinner ? ----你早餐/中餐/晚餐想吃點(diǎn)什么?
----I’d like some bread and milk / rice and soup。 ---我想吃面包和牛奶/米飯和湯。
2。 ----What’s for breakfast / lunch / dinner? ----早餐/中餐/晚餐吃什么?
----Hamburgers and orange juice。 ----漢堡包和橙汁。
VII、詢問天氣狀況:weather
1。 ----What’s the weather like in Beijing? ----北京的天氣如何?
----It’s rainy today。 How about New York? ----今天是雨天。紐約呢?
----It’s sunny and hot。 ----今天是晴天。天氣很熱。
IX、詢問職業(yè)、身份或人物:Who,What
1。 ----What’s your father / mother? ----你的父親 / 母親是做什么的?
----He’s a doctor。 / She’s a teacher。 ----他是一名醫(yī)生。/ 她是一名教師。
2。 ----What does you mother / father do? ----你的母親 / 父親是做什么的?
----She’s a TV reporter。 / He’s a teacher。 He teaches English。
----她是一名電視臺(tái)記者。/他是一名教師。他教英語。
3。 ----Who’s that man / woman? ---那位男士 / 女士是誰?
----He’s my father。 / She’s my mother。 ----他是我父親。 / 她是我母親。
4, ----Who’s this boy / girl? ----那個(gè)男孩兒 / 女孩兒是誰?
----He’s my brother。 / She’s my sister。 ----他是我兄弟。 / 她是我姐妹。
5。 ----Who’s your art teacher? ----你們的美術(shù)老師是誰?
----Miss Wang。 ----王老師。
----What’s she like? ----她長(zhǎng)什么樣兒?
----She’s young and thin。 ----她很年輕、苗條。
X、詢問興趣、喜好:favourite
1。 ----What’s your favourite food / drink? ----你最喜歡的食物 / 飲料是什么?想學(xué)習(xí)更多英語知識(shí),請(qǐng)關(guān)注口袋英語aikoudaiyy
----Fish / orange juice。 ----魚。 / 橙汁。
2。 ----What’s your favourite season? ----你最喜歡的季節(jié)是什么?
----Winter。 ----冬天。
(----Which season do you like best? (----你最喜歡哪個(gè)季節(jié)?
----Winter。) ----冬天。)
----Why do you like winter? ----你為什么喜歡冬天?
----Because I can make a snowman。 ----因?yàn)榭梢远蜒┤恕?/p>
3。 ----What’s your hobby? ----你的愛好是什么?
----I like collecting stamps。 ----我喜歡集郵。
----What’s his hobby? ----他的愛好是什么?
----He likes riding a bike。 ----他喜歡騎自行車。
4。 ----Do you like peaches? ----你喜歡吃桃子嗎?
----Yes, I do。 / No, I don’t。 ----喜歡。/ 不喜歡。
XI、詢問平時(shí)一般做的事情:What
1。 ----What do you do on Saturdays / on the weekends? ----你星期六 / 周末一般做什么?
----I usually do my homework。 Sometimes I play football。----我通常做作業(yè)。有時(shí)候踢足球。
XII、詢問正在做的事情:What + -ing
1。 ----What are you doing? ----你在做什么?
----I’m doing the dishes。 ----我在洗盤子。
2。 ----What’s your father doing? ----你父親正在做什么?
----He’s writing an e-mail。 ----他正在寫電子郵件。
3。 ----What’s the tiger doing? ----那只老虎在干什么?
----It’s running。 ----它在奔跑。
4。 ----What are the elephants doing? ----那些大象在干什么?
----They’re drinking。 ----它們正在喝水。
XIII、詢問將要做的事情:What/Where/When+going
1。 ----What are you going to do? ----你準(zhǔn)備做什么?
----I’m going to the cinema。 ----我準(zhǔn)備去看電影。
----When are you going to do? ----你準(zhǔn)備什么時(shí)候去?
----This afternoon。 ----今天下午。
2。 ----where are you going this afternoon? ----今天下午你準(zhǔn)備到哪兒去?
----I’m going to the bookstore。 ----我準(zhǔn)備到書店去。
----What are you going to buy? ----你打算買點(diǎn)兒什么?
----I’m going to buy a comic book。 ----我準(zhǔn)備買本漫畫書。
XIV、詢問曾經(jīng)做的事情:
1。 ----Where did you go last weekend / yesterday / on your holiday?
----你上周末/昨天/假期到哪兒去了?
----I went to Wuhan。 ----我去了武漢。
2。 ----How did you go there? ----你怎么去的?
----I went by train。 ----我坐火車去的。
3。 ----What did you do there? ----你在那兒做了些什么?
----I went shopping。 ----我去購物了。
XV、一般疑問句:
1。 ----Is this your bedroom? ----這是你的臥室嗎?
----Yes, it is。 ----是的。
----Is your sister in the living room? ----你姐姐在客廳嗎?
----No, she isn’t。 / Yes, she is。 ----不在。/ 在。
2。 ----Is this your skirt? ----這是你的短裙嗎?
----Yes, it is。 / No, it isn’t。 ----是的。/ 不是。
3。 ----Is your English teacher young? ----你的英語老師年輕嗎?
----Yes, she is。 / No, she isn’t。 ----是的。/不。她不年輕。
4。 ----Are these / those / they cucumbers? ----這些 / 那些是黃瓜嗎?
----Yes, they are。 / No, they aren’t。 ----是的。/ 不是的。
5。 ----Is there a river in the park? ----公園里有一條小河嗎?
----Yes, there is。 / No, there isn’t。 ----有。/ 沒有。
----Are there any bridges in your village? ----你們村子里有橋嗎?
----Yes, there are。 / No, there aren’t。 ----有。/ 沒有。
6。 ----Can I wear my new shirt today? ----我今天可以穿新襯衫嗎?
----Yes, you can。 / No, you can’t。 ----可以。/ 不可以。
7。 ----Can you wash your clothes? ----你會(huì)洗衣服嗎?
----Yes, I can。 / No, I can’t。 ----會(huì)。/ 不會(huì)。
8。 ----Does your pen pal live in Shanghai? ----你的筆友住在上海嗎?
----No, he doesn’t。 He lives in Beijing。 ----不。他住在北京。
9。 ----Does she teach English? ----她教英語嗎?
----No, she doesn’t。 She teaches math。 ----不。她教數(shù)學(xué)。
10。 ----Did you read books yesterday? ----你昨天讀書了嗎?
----Yes, I did。 / No, I didn’t。 ----讀了。/ 沒讀。
XVII、其他:
1。 ----What’s in the classroom? ----教室里有什么?
----A board, six lights, three fans, many desks and chairs。
----一塊黑板、六盞燈。三把電扇和許多桌椅。
2。 What about you? / How about you? ----你呢?
3。 I like the white sweater with the green skirt。 ----我喜歡這件白毛衣配這條綠短裙。
4。 ----Whose is it? ---它是誰的?
----It’s mine / yours / his / hers。 ----是我的。/ 你的。/ 他的。/ 她的。
5。 ----What can you do? ----你會(huì)做什么?
----I’m helpful。 I can sweep the floor and do the dishes。 ----我很能干。我會(huì)掃地、洗盤子。
6。 ----What’s your bedroom like? ----你的臥室是什么樣兒的?
----There is a big closet and a new mirror。 There are blue curtains。
----臥室里有一個(gè)大衣櫥和一面新鏡子。還有藍(lán)色的窗簾。