Educational Games and Their Effects
Chapter from the book:
Satılmış,
N.
(ed.)
2023.
Sports Paradigms IV.
Synopsis
Educational games are activities that develop children's imagination, movement and skills to express the situation they are in and create new learning opportunities. Educational games are not just a face-to-face activity. Nowadays, it is carried out through computer-aided video. Although technology has an impact on children, the important thing is to maximize the cognitive, physical and social benefits it brings while minimizing the risks. As a result, educational games should be preferred in the educational curriculum because they enable the development of children's cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills. If we want our future generations to be in a healthy and strong psychology, to be able to express themselves, to be physically fit, to socialize, to improve communication skills, to increase problem solving skills and to support their multifaceted development, we must include educational games in our education system.