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Gamified team based concept defence

Gamified debate template where students defend ideas, challenge peers, and reflect to strengthen critical thinking.
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Created by:
Natalie Berkman
Quest Education
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Learning outcome
Prep time
Intermediate (10-30 min)
Activity type
Learning Activity
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Why this learning activity?

Learning activities targeting high-order skills like this one can help you activate students more effectively. This learning activity will help you with:
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Enhance critical thinking and argumentation skills

Students practice defending concepts strategically against challenges.
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Encourage teamwork and peer learning

Groups work together to craft well-supported responses.
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Deepen conceptual understanding through debate

The process of challenging and counter-challenging refines student understanding.
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Gamified team based concept defence

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Activity steps

  1. Read instructions: Students carefully review the instructions and learning outcomes of the activity
  2. Social annotation: In teams, students answer the “Boss Battle” questions embedded in the interactive  document 
  3. Upvote and instructor review: Students upvote strong arguments from their peers by liking their comments. Instructor then assigns ratings to the quality of the contributions 
  4. Received reviews: Students read their received feedback
  5. Reflection: Students end by reflection on the activity and what they learned ‍
  6. Grading: Students are given grade for completing the activity

Activity goals

This activity helps facilitate a flipped classroom approach to your teaching. When student engage with material prior to class there are several benefits:
  1. Read instructions: Students carefully review the instructions and learning outcomes of the activity
  2. Social annotation: In teams, students answer the “Boss Battle” questions embedded in the interactive  document 
  3. Upvote and instructor review: Students upvote strong arguments from their peers by liking their comments. Instructor then assigns ratings to the quality of the contributions 
  4. Received reviews: Students read their received feedback
  5. Reflection: Students end by reflection on the activity and what they learned ‍
  6. Grading: Students are given grade for completing the activity

Learning Activities Used

Interactive Document

Student-Content engagement to stimulate student success

In this activity

  • The document and discussion questions are centered on game-based learning but can be adapted to any course topic.
  • Students can upvote their peers’ strongest responses by liking discussion posts.
  • Instructors can spotlight and award points for top-quality contributions.
  • A reflection step is included to help students evaluate and improve their debate strategies.

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Notable settings

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Reflection
Grading

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