The Power of Board Games for Multidomain Learning in Young Children
Pointing to the nascent nature of the research in many areas, they highlight how board games, especially those featuring cooperative play, can foster multidomain learning and offer promising avenues for future research.
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American Journal of Play, volume 14, number 1 © 202
Examining Board Gameplay and Learning: A Multidisciplinary Review of Recent Research
Researchers in different fields and settings have explored learning and board games, and showed that board games are instrumental for learning various subjects such as mathematics, health, and medicine. In addition to learning specific contents, board gameplay enhanced communication, social interactions, and relationships among people with different abilities. Perhaps the most interesting finding with regards to board games and social interactions was these games being a space for individuals with disabilities to learn complex social skills.
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Simulation & Gaming 2020, Vol. 51(4) 411–431
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The Effectiveness of Intervention with Board Games
The present systematic review showed that board games and programs that use board games have positive effects on various outcomes, including educational knowledge, cognitive functions, physical activity, anxiety, ADHD symptoms, and the severity of Alzheimer’s Disease. Taken together, these findings suggest that board games would be an effective complementary therapy that would contribute to the improvement of many clinical symptoms.
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Noda et al. BioPsychoSocial Medicine (2019) 13:22