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A Future Focus of Gaming: Soft Skills

A Future Focus of Gaming: Soft Skills

DeAnna Proctor, Lenora Jean Justice
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781466696297|ISBN10: 146669629X|EISBN13: 9781466696303
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9629-7.ch027
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Proctor, DeAnna, and Lenora Jean Justice. "A Future Focus of Gaming: Soft Skills." Handbook of Research on Gaming Trends in P-12 Education, edited by Donna Russell and James M. Laffey, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 566-585. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9629-7.ch027

APA

Proctor, D. & Justice, L. J. (2016). A Future Focus of Gaming: Soft Skills. In D. Russell & J. Laffey (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Gaming Trends in P-12 Education (pp. 566-585). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9629-7.ch027

Chicago

Proctor, DeAnna, and Lenora Jean Justice. "A Future Focus of Gaming: Soft Skills." In Handbook of Research on Gaming Trends in P-12 Education, edited by Donna Russell and James M. Laffey, 566-585. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9629-7.ch027

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Abstract

The authors discuss the instruction of soft skills by games and simulations as a future direction for the use of educational gaming in P-12 education. Technical or hard skills are taught in the educational curriculum; however, soft skills training, such as communication, collaboration, decision-making, problem-solving, negotiation, and leadership, are lacking. Soft skills training through games and simulations have been successful in areas such as the military, medicine, business, and disaster response, as well as those individuals with learning disabilities; therefore, the authors investigate the potential for soft skills training using games and simulations. In addition to instruction of soft skills, this article also addresses the inherent nature of games and simulations as teaching and assessment tools.

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