Addition Attack Reflection (Online Educational Game)

Addition Attack is an online educational mathematical game that allows for anyone to build or sharpen their math skills.  We use math in our daily life and many people do not realize the importance of math.  Teaching math is essential in order to help our students build the necessary skills in order for them to succeed.  Since math can be taught across all content areas, we can supplement classroom learning with many resources.  One great resource is online educational games.   

Having students do online educational games is one great way to ensure that the learning does not stop.  They are great tools for building or strengthening the important skills that are needed in life.  Although online educational games may be a fun way to learn, it must be evaluated by the teacher to see if the game is appropriate for the students.  This class gave us a chance to work as a group to evaluate the game we chose. 

As a group, the biggest hurdle that we had to overcome was the construction of the rubric.  Rubrics are important tools for evaluating an activity or a student’s work, so we had to ensure that the criteria we choose are appropriate.  We wanted to create a rubric where the criteria are observable, measurable and straightforward.  We did not a want rubric that had too many criteria or a rubric that was lacking criteria.  Additionally, thinking of good descriptors for the criteria was also another task we found challenging.  We had a rough time deciding the right words to use to ensure that all the descriptors are parallel and consistent. 

Overall, this group project was a great experience for all of us.  It gave us the opportunity to not only learn how to create a rubric, but also a chance to evaluate the game we chose with the rubric that we created.