Volume 29, Issue 2
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.388
APPLICATION OF EDUTAINMENT IN CURRICULUM DESIGN OF MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION
Abstract
Mental health is a key factor that affects the life and learning of students. The edutainment provides an efficient and scientific teaching method to enhance the mental health and positive behaviour of students. Based on the theory of cognitive psychology and game psychology, this paper applies the edutainment into the curriculum design of mental health education based on the theory of cognitive psychology and game psychology, creating a game-based edutainment teaching method. Next, the proposed method was compared with the traditional teaching method through a case study. The effect of edutainment on mental health and learning efficiency was evaluated based on the observed data. The results show that the game-based edutainment teaching method is in line with the cognitive psychology and mental features of students, and promote their enthusiasm in learning and abilities to internalize and absorb the knowledge; this method can also speed up the switch into the learning state and enhance the degree of concentration, pushing up the psychological satisfaction and psychological pleasure. The research results shed new light on the curriculum design of mental health education.
Keywords
Edutainment, Mental Health Education, Cognitive Ability, Game Teaching.