Game information sheets: a student-produced resource to help you run a Maths Arcade
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21100/msor.v16i1.601Keywords:
Maths Arcade, Students as partners, mathematical thinking, games, student experience.Abstract
The Maths Arcade is an extracurricular activity to play strategy games and puzzles, aiming to provide an informal student support environment, improve staff-student interaction and develop mathematical thinking. Running a Maths Arcade presents some need for information about the games. Three projects have hired students to create game information sheets to support using the games with new players and to encourage development of strategic and logical thinking.References
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