A game of faith: Role-playing games as an active learning strategy for value formation and faith integration in the theological classroom

Role-playing games have been a part of scholarly conversations about pedagogy for several decades. However, more work is needed in understanding how gaming pedagogy can best fit with and augment particular disciplines. After providing two examples of role-playing games that have been used successful...

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1. VerfasserIn: Howard, Melanie A. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Wiley-Blackwell [2018]
In: Teaching theology and religion
Jahr: 2018, Band: 21, Heft: 4, Seiten: 274-287
RelBib Classification:FB Theologiestudium
HC Neues Testament
ZF Pädagogik
weitere Schlagwörter:B Perspective-taking
B Role-Playing Games
B fostering empathy in classrooms and students
B faith integration
B New Testament teaching
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Zusammenfassung:Role-playing games have been a part of scholarly conversations about pedagogy for several decades. However, more work is needed in understanding how gaming pedagogy can best fit with and augment particular disciplines. After providing two examples of role-playing games that have been used successfully in teaching the New Testament, this article argues that role-playing games contribute to theological and religious studies classrooms by forming positive values (e.g. openness to multiple viewpoints, civility, and empathy) and assisting students in integrating their faith and learning. Because of the low-risk settings that games provide, students can practice skills that increase their achievement of learning outcomes and contribute to their value formation and faith formation.
ISSN:1467-9647
Enthält:Enthalten in: Teaching theology and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/teth.12455