GAME DEVELOPMENT AS A PEDAGOGICAL METHODOLOGY IN LEARNING RELATED ICT SKILLS: PERSPECTIVES OF FRESHMEN FROM FEU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

摘要

Video games have been long proven to be an effective educational tool to engage learners in the process of active learning. This study argued that game development could serve as a pedagogical methodology much like video games for introducing related Information and Communications Technology (ICT) skills such as programming, among other things. Conducted over three consecutive trimesters, this study explores game development as an educational tool in promoting the development of related ICT literacy skills among freshmen students in addition to the learning acquisition of the game development itself. More specifically, this exploratory-descriptive study sought to investigate how game development fits within the realm of learning ICT topics, and which of the following do freshmen find essential in developing their own original 2D web game. The findings show that game development, when used as a pedagogical methodology, poses the same potential just like any other educational tool used in a learning environment.