Grace Collins

Results from the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) showed that less than a quarter of students in grade 8 reached proficiency for civics knowledge. Simulations and games provide new opportunities to stimulate engagement to promote civic knowledge and understanding. In this project, the team will fully develop Civics Bridge, a hybrid digital and in-person adventure game and curriculum for students in grade 9 and 10 to learn and practice civics.

Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress show that less than a quarter of students reach the proficient standard for civics knowledge at grade 8 and again in grade 12.  While formal classroom instruction is identified as a standard practice for improving civics education, simulations and games provide new opportunities to simulate engagement to promote civic knowledge and understanding. In this project the team will develop a prototype of Civics Bridge, a digital interac...