BLOG EXPERIENCE

•My interaction with other bloggers (most of them are teachers and DEEL students), I found that:
•They do not have a clear knowledge about GBL
•But in other part of the world, bloggers are very conversant with the concept of GBL, and, they are practicing it.
Bloggers that are using GBL said wonderful things about the performance of their students.  
•8 questionnaires were given the primary, 6 to the JHS and 6 to SHS.
•2 could not be retrieved from the JHS females.
•The questionnaire seeks to know:
- If the teacher ever used simple game to teach?
- What were the impacts?
- If the teacher know how to play a digital game?

- Whether the teacher has used GBL in teaching before? 
- What are the barriers to GBL?
- What were their role in GBL?
- If they would like to use GBL? 

FINDINGS OF THE RESEARCH
- Only 2 nursery teachers (11%), use play to teach.
- 17 (94%) once played games on mobile phone.
- Only 5 (28%) ever played computer based games
- Only 2 ICT (11%) teachers ever taught with GBL
-The main barrier is lack of infrastructure for 18 (100%)
- 16 (89%) said lack of training for teachers

- 18 (100%) said the teacher will play a role of a facilitator
- 3 (16%) said GBL will make students think critically
- 5 (28%) said GBL will distract students
- 12(67%) said GBL will make students think for themselves

SOLUTIONS TO THE FINDINGS
[1] GBL should be part of the methods and techniques of teaching syllabus
[2] GBL training should be given to teachers on the field
[3] Government should equip schools with computer labs instead of one child/laptop
[4] Development of GBL Apps [5] Integration of African games into the curriculum

[6] Make e-learning a compulsory subject at the colleges of education

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