Board Game Design to Understand the National Power Mix
This study reports a board game design that would be an effective tool for teaching and learning the best mix of national power sources in a class concerning energy and sustainability in higher education courses. A board game was developed to understand the characteristics of power sources from a Ja...
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| description | This study reports a board game design that would be an effective tool for teaching and learning the best mix of national power sources in a class concerning energy and sustainability in higher education courses. A board game was developed to understand the characteristics of power sources from a Japanese viewpoint based on an earlier study of the authors. The purpose of the game is to satisfy electricity demands by choosing power sources and procuring the resources necessary for power generation to help develop a country. A total of 50 undergraduate and graduate students were asked to assess the game. The results of the questionnaire-based survey conducted after the game confirmed the students’ evaluation that the game was highly enjoyable and could serve as an effective tool for energy and environmental education in high schools or universities. In addition, the average of “the ratio of the power sources proper to win the game” given by the students was similar to Japanese power mix before the Fukushima disaster, although the game significantly simplified, and even excluded, various factors affecting the national policy of power sources. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a73d9ed8b754fbdb9d2764a0e963af02023-11-19T00:51:34ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022023-08-0113879310.3390/educsci13080793Board Game Design to Understand the National Power MixNoritaka Yusa0Ryoju Hamada1Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, JapanNational Institute of Technology, Asahikawa College, Asahikawa 071-8142, JapanThis study reports a board game design that would be an effective tool for teaching and learning the best mix of national power sources in a class concerning energy and sustainability in higher education courses. A board game was developed to understand the characteristics of power sources from a Japanese viewpoint based on an earlier study of the authors. The purpose of the game is to satisfy electricity demands by choosing power sources and procuring the resources necessary for power generation to help develop a country. A total of 50 undergraduate and graduate students were asked to assess the game. The results of the questionnaire-based survey conducted after the game confirmed the students’ evaluation that the game was highly enjoyable and could serve as an effective tool for energy and environmental education in high schools or universities. In addition, the average of “the ratio of the power sources proper to win the game” given by the students was similar to Japanese power mix before the Fukushima disaster, although the game significantly simplified, and even excluded, various factors affecting the national policy of power sources.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/13/8/793best mix of power sourcespublic acceptanceenergy policyelectricity supplysimulation and gaminggame-based learning |
| spellingShingle | Noritaka Yusa Ryoju Hamada Board Game Design to Understand the National Power Mix Education Sciences best mix of power sources public acceptance energy policy electricity supply simulation and gaming game-based learning |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Board Game Design to Understand the National Power Mix |
| title_short | Board Game Design to Understand the National Power Mix |
| title_sort | board game design to understand the national power mix |
| topic | best mix of power sources public acceptance energy policy electricity supply simulation and gaming game-based learning |
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