Learning Games: A New Tool for Orthodontic Education

Edmund Khoo; Austin Le; Mitchell J. Lipp

doi:10.3390/ijerph20032039

Learning Games: A New Tool for Orthodontic Education

Edmund Khoo, Austin Le, Mitchell J. Lipp

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Learning games that are based on current scientific concepts are underutilized in dental education. This paper explores the relevant science of learning and discusses several principles that are conducive to learning and teaching in an educational setting, namely retrieval practice, feedback, motivation, and engagement. A discussion of learning games in health professional education ensues, followed by a description of relevant best practices in game design for learning.

Original language	English
Article number	2039
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	20
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032039
State	Published - Feb 2023
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

dental education
learning games
orthodontics
teaching

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