Engaging Game Builds Critical Reasoning Skills

My Take

As an educational tool, Quandary is a welcome modification of a traditional critical thinking exercise. It does a good job of integrating technology with reasoning in a way that should be engaging and educational to students. For example, the game is interactive and based on role-playing; and when narrative structure is needed, it is conveyed in a fun format. Some scaffolding would be needed to set up the game on the front-end, and as needed during the activity, at least for younger students. But the exercise is presented logically, and the immediate feedback after making choices is good formative assessment for students as they build their critical thinking skills.