Limitations

And
Problems
Learning vs. Having fun
Some schools disagree in incorporating games in
instruction for they believe that games draw away in the
attention of the students from the real purpose and that
is learning the lesson. The focus of the students is
toward winning the game instead of
instruction/Learning.
 Confusion of Game Rules
and
Real-Life Rules

Rules in games differ from rules in Real-Life.

Game rules may give students difficulty in
transferring the skills learned through games
to Real-Life situations.
• Inefficient Learning

Balance between motivation and learning

must be maintained in the classroom so
not to lose the value of education when
using instructional games.
 Classroom Barriers
Instructional games sometimes cannot be implemented in the
classroom due to some difficulties encountered, such as
requirements of the game software do not match with the
specification of computers games in schools, some teachers
have negative views toward computer games, time needed to
complete the game is longer than the normal class hours, and
others.
Problem-Solving
Software
Benefits;
Promotes visualization in mathematics problem solving
Foster better understanding in visualization of abstract concepts
• Improves interest and motivation in doing problem-solving
activities. This will allow students to become more active
and impulsive problem solvers.
 Limitations and Problems
Effectiveness of Problem-Solving Software

The Problem-Skills that students supposed to be

developing through the use of software may not actually
be helping them to learn these skills though software
catalog claims that it can foster problem skills.
Suitability in Learning Strategy of Students

The instructional strategy of the Problem-

Solving software may not suit the learning
strategy of the students, thus will limit their
learning and developing of Problem-Solving.
Software
Support
Tools
Spreadsheets
Presentation Software
Advantages in software support tools;
*Improved efficiency and productivity
*Enhanced product appearance
*More precise and aptness of information
*More support for collaboration
Software Support Tool Categories

1. Materials Generators
2. Data collection and analysis tools
3. Graphics tools
4 Planning and organizing tools
5. Content-area tools
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