A report from the University of Central Florida has concluded that “immersive educational video games” can improve the grades of students.

Researchers observed students over an 18-week period – now there’s a tough assignment for the students – as they played the educational games and then took benchmark exams afterward, showing a marked improvement in scores. The study also showed that these types of games – and this type of immersive learning – should become more common in classrooms of the future, as both students and teachers benefit greatly from this learning paradigm.

The students played DimensionM educational video games, using their Tablua Digita series of math-based computer games. Tabula Digita CEO Ntiedo Etuk was, not surprisingly, enthusiastic about the findings:

“These research results are remarkable and support previous studies which have concluded that interactive games are more effective on learners’ cognitive gains than traditional classroom instruction alone,” he said. “We are teaching a new generation of students, which requires unconventional teaching strategies be put into practice in the classroom. And when schools use our games, the student benefits speak for themselves – a greater desire to learn and higher test scores.”

Read more conclusions from the study findings on the DimensionM site’s Recent News section.