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Teaching young children about microbes, hygiene and antibiotics
using educational games – the e-Bug experience
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David Farrell , DM Lecky , P Kostkova and CAM McNulty on behalf of the e-Bug working group
1 City eHealth Research Centre (CeRC), City Community and Health Sciences, Tait Building, City University, Northampton Square, London, EC1V 0HB
2 Health Protection Agency, Primary Care Unit, Microbiology Department, Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester, GL1 3NN
Project Introduction
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the benefits of prudent antibiotic use.
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Introduction to Microbes
Harmful Microbes
Game Flow
Game Show Intro and Questions
The Game Show is used to
ask the questions that the
player will explore in the
next action section.
The answers are not given.
Objectives
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own discretionary time
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e-Bug pack
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After answering, the player starts either a number
of platform game levels, or plays the sorting game.
Hoverboard Game Round
Each round focuses on
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Methods
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changes
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researcher involvement
Useful Microbes
Hygiene
The food sorting round
covers topics that were
difficult to deal with at the
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Game Show Summary Questions
At the end of each action
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tested by asking multiple choice
questions. These can be
compared to answers given
earlier to test for improvement.
Sample
Total Plays of game:
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Plays to end of Round 2:
Plays to end of Round 3:
Plays to end of Round 4:
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Sorting Game
After answering, the game show advances and the player
is given another introduction and set of questions.
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Future Work
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have had a negative impact need to be improved.
Learning Outcomes
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no longer in evaluation and this feature was unpopular.
Introduction to Microbes
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Good and Bad Microbes
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Hand, Respiratory and Food Hygiene
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Antibiotic and Vaccine Use
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intake and healthy living
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Qualitative Results
Teacher Comments
Player Quotes
Overall, a very positive response from players
· In initial focus groups, the game ran slow
· As a result, only 50% of pupils said that they would
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A small number of teachers filled out
questionnaire
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All said they would use the game in the
classroom and indicated that they had enjoyed
using the game with their pupils.
Some teachers requested that audio be added
to the game in order that those with lower
reading ability could still engage fully.
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technical problems had been addressed and I
know that many of them have accessed the
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Contact Details
Web:
http://www.e-bug.eu
David Farrell
email:
david.farrell.1@city.ac.uk
Donna Lecky
email:
telephone:
donna.lecky@hpa.org.uk
0044 845 422 5062