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title: "7 Important facts about games and learning"  
description: "Games provide a 23 percent gain over traditional learning. 2013 research shows that games can increase learning outcomes by two grade levels."  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-12-09  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1795/7-important-facts-about-games-and-learning  
category: "mental health"  
tags: ["Games", "learning", "important facts", "games facts", "learning facts"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# 7 Important facts about games and learning

![7 Important facts about games and learning](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e7452a78-5309-48c2-a954-7cf3df0638e8/images/91dbbb2c-bf1d-4a76-a1cb-dfb66865142e.jpeg) ![7 Important facts about games and learning](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e7452a78-5309-48c2-a954-7cf3df0638e8/images/2f71e8e3-eb46-4d2d-b5e9-ec8d9c86fa2b.jpeg) Games provide a 23 percent gain over traditional learning. 2013 research shows that games can increase learning outcomes by two grade levels. ![7 Important facts about games and learning](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e7452a78-5309-48c2-a954-7cf3df0638e8/images/568b8cb5-88e4-4e44-950f-b37d4aad1d13.jpeg) Co-play is better. A study on motivation shows that when kids play together, outcomes are improved by two standard deviations. ![7 Important facts about games and learning](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e7452a78-5309-48c2-a954-7cf3df0638e8/images/9ccc9f8a-203b-4961-8892-11978e1ed6c7.jpeg) Content should be married to game mechanics. A great 2011 study shows that games are powerful motivators, but they function better in play learning ![7 Important facts about games and learning](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e7452a78-5309-48c2-a954-7cf3df0638e8/images/f8b5df96-6c38-4f51-8652-efe7cfefa95d.jpeg) Games are more powerful combined with paratexts. When combined with the game, aids in improving student outcomes more than the game alone. ![7 Important facts about games and learning](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e7452a78-5309-48c2-a954-7cf3df0638e8/images/7b51c41d-8d87-458e-9858-df13715bf4e6.jpeg) Action games enhance attentional control. A 2012 study demonstrates that games are even effective at training us how to learn and shape our attention. ![7 Important facts about games and learning](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e7452a78-5309-48c2-a954-7cf3df0638e8/images/f0a542cf-e61f-489f-8107-245588ec9e0d.jpeg) Games are great for language gains. The research even showed that the language acquisition didn't even require that the game was a language game. ![7 Important facts about games and learning](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e7452a78-5309-48c2-a954-7cf3df0638e8/images/224c542b-55c8-4f40-95b4-f70adc32c2b9.jpeg) Games are more powerful and efficient while understanding any concept

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