About Dinosaurs in Laboratories - Evaluation of the Serious Game Cards for Biosafety

Conference paper (2023)

Authors

M. Freese Otto-von-Guericke University, Policy Analysis - TPM
G. Bekebrede Organisation & Governance - TPM
Research Group
Organisation & Governance (TPM) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2023 M. Freese, G. Bekebrede
DOI
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37171-4_4
Biosafety Learning Evaluation Biotechnology Serious Games Cards for Biosafety Fun
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Published Date

2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Technology, Policy and Management

Department

Multi Actor Systems

Research Group

Organisation & Governance

Abstract

Cards for Biosafety is a serious game, which was developed as part of a national research project. The aim of this game is to let young biotechnology researchers learn about risks and mitigation measures in different biotechnology environments. To evaluate the game and its learning objective, an online questionnaire was developed and distributed to national and international biosafety experts who had received a print version of the game. In total, 17 participants completed the questionnaire. The results show that Cards for Biosafety supports learning on different cognitive levels of the revised version of Bloom’s taxonomy. Especially the influence of fun and humor on the game play and the learning process was emphasized by the respondents. In addition, the creativity of the participants plays a major role in learning. Future research is needed to draw valid conclusions about the effectiveness of learning after playing Cards for Biosafety in comparison to traditional tools.