When we start the game, everyone instantly relaxes and has fun. It's like going to happy hour. It' s a much better way to reinforce the lessons of the past few days than to have me stand up and summarize the material. If they are always under stress, the information never reaches their thinking brains. By using gameshows instead of traditional quizzes, the stress is removed and learning is maximized, he says.
Teamwork is reinforced.
In most cases, trainers group students in large teams with buzzers, and questions and answers are projected on a large screen. It's very physical, which boosts learning, according to Dr. Max Vercruyssen of the University of Southern California, who studies how the body's posture affects knowledge-gathering. His research shows that, on average, standing increases the heart rate by ten beats per minute. That sends more blood to the brain, which activates the central nervous system to increase neural firing. It's an informal learning environment.