Development of an Issue-Situation-Based Board Game: A Systemic Learning Environment for Water Resource Adaptation Education

Ping-Han Cheng, Ting-Kuang Yeh, Jen-Che Tsai, Ching-Rong Lin and Chun-Yen Chang
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Ping-Han Cheng: Graduate Institute of Science Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
Ting-Kuang Yeh: Department of Earth Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
Jen-Che Tsai: Graduate Institute of Science Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
Ching-Rong Lin: Department of Tourism, Ming Chuan University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
Chun-Yen Chang: Graduate Institute of Science Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 116, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 5, 1-17

Abstract: Climate change has severely affected water resources (WRs) today, highlighting the importance of promoting education on WR adaptation (WRA). The goal of WRA education is to cultivate learners’ cross-oriented system knowledge (COSK), responsibility for WR environment (RWRE), value of public benefits (VPB), and empathy and negotiating thinking (EaNT). This study developed an issue-situation-based board game, namely Water Ark, to enhance participants’ WR knowledge. In this study, participants were divided into four groups with each playing the role of a WR-related organization: the government, agricultural sector, industrial sector and public guild. Scales and interviews were used to assess participants’ performance. The findings revealed that during the game, participants gradually changed from profit-oriented self-interest strategies to altruistic strategies based on social public benefit. Furthermore, after playing Water Ark, participants’ COSK, RWRE, VPB, and EaNT were found to have improved substantially. Thus, Water Ark is believed to be a useful tool for assisting WRA education.

Keywords: water resources adaptation; issue-situation-based learning; socio-scientific board game; systemic learning environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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