TestingI. Introduction
On the morning of May 8th 2008, Sarah Guthrie, Matthew Kipel, Andrew Feiter, and Ashley Persie (see right) went to Howell Memorial Middle School to run a pilot of the game Healthy Choices. The classes involved had only been learning about nutrition for about a week so this game served as a pre-test
to their nutrition unit.
II. Testing Procedures
1. Locate flat surface to play on that is clear of any obstructions
2. Take board game, game pieces and directions out of box
3. Read instructions thoroughly
4. Each player roll die
5. Whoever gets highest number goes first, then go in clockwise order
6. As each player lands on game pieces, read and answer questions corresponding with piece you landed on
7. Continue answering questions and going around board until first person fills their placemat
8. At end of game, each player must fill out questionnaire
III. What Happened
1. Locate flat surface to play on that is clear of any obstructions
· Matt, Ashley and Andrew set up the games before the students came into the classroom.
2. Take board game, game pieces and directions out of box
· Matt, Ashley and Andrew set up one game per table. They laid out all the pieces neatly on each table, as seen in Image 2 below.
3. Read instructions thoroughly· Students filed into room looking excited. They sat around the games. Sarah introduced everyone and explained the rules and regulations of the game. Andrew, Matt and Ashley were each assigned a game station to monitor. All students read the instructions provided with each game.
4. Each player roll die5. Whoever gets highest number goes first, then go in clockwise order
6. As each player lands on game pieces, read and answer questions corresponding with piece you landed on
· Students took turns answering questions and asking questions. They all were very excited about the game. There was a lot of laughing and excitement. Students who landed on activity spaces had to do activities such as jumping jacks, push ups (as seen below), toe touches and sit ups.
Above:A 7th grade girl picked the activity card that read “Pick any player to do 10 push ups with you”.
7. Continue answering questions and going around board until first person fitheir placemat
8. At end of game, each player must fill out questionnaire
· At the end of the period, two of the three groups were able to finish the game with a winner. The winners received their choice of candy. The third group had five players and seemed to be moving slower than the other groups. Nearing the end of the period, everyone playing filled out a survey. The students responded in their survey that they were able to learn and have fun at the same time. Nikki M, age 13, wrote in her survey that she thought the questions might be easier if all the questions were either multiple choice or true/false. Kelsey B, age 13, wrote in her survey that she thought that a few words on the question cards were hard to pronounce.
8. At end of game, each player must fill out questionnaire
· At the end of the period, two of the three groups were able to finish the game with a winner. The winners received their choice of candy. The third group had five players and seemed to be moving slower than the other groups. Nearing the end of the period, everyone playing filled out a survey. The students responded in their survey that they were able to learn and have fun at the same time. Nikki M, age 13, wrote in her survey that she thought the questions might be easier if all the questions were either multiple choice or true/false. Kelsey B, age 13, wrote in her survey that she thought that a few words on the question cards were hard to pronounce.
Above is an image of the materials used to create both the game boards and the boxes. Below is an image of Matthew Kipel helping me to measure out material for the boxes.
