This autumn marks an important step for AMAICE: the escape games developed by the university teams are moving from the meeting room into real classrooms. Together with our partner schools, the consortium is evaluating how the games work with students.
In Germany, the trials start at the Friedrich-Rückert-Gymnasium in Düsseldorf, where five classes will play the Siegen games Pythagoras and Europabrücke. Students solve the puzzles in teams and then share their experiences in a short questionnaire; interviews with students and teachers add an in-depth perspective.
All partners use a common set of evaluation materials, translated into the respective national languages, so that results from all countries can be compared. The findings will flow directly into the final versions of the games and into the teacher manuals that accompany every AMAICE game.
At the same time, the next development cycle is under way, and work on the professional development materials for teachers is progressing together with our colleagues at Comenius University in Bratislava.
