Association for Biology Laboratory Education

Gamifying graphing: Using a party game to teach graph construction and interpretation
    



Advances in Biology Laboratory Education, 2023, Volume 43

Hans Lemke

https://doi.org/10.37590/able.v43.art31

Abstract

Research shows that graph reading is not intuitive, and that many instructors are blind to the lack of comprehension students have when graphs are used in class. Although we think of graphs as an easy way to get information, we often forget that this is a skill that we have built through years of practice. We developed an exercise using the party game Charty Party to give students a fun place to start practicing graph design and interpretation. This game is similar in design to the popular family game Apples to Apples but uses graphs as its foundation.

Keywords:  graphing, games, data literacy, data visualization

University of Victoria (2022)