Research Hit: Take Note Grown Ups ! Play Increases Learning and Reduces Stress…in Adults

We all probably agree that kids should play — even so a lot of research points to the fact that kids should be playing more. And we may like to have some fun at the office and at school and college but some stuff requires being serious and focused. Or does it?

Well, this is what Lisa Forbes at the University of Colorado asked. She observed students aged between 23 and 43 in three of her courses over one semester while using playful pedagogy. This meant changing from a traditional lecture format to one that included games, and roles plays, for example.

And what did she find?