Do Girls and Boys Come From Different Planets?

Research shows that, on an average, a teenager spends 14 hours per week playing video games. But there are studies that say that there is a discrepancy between male and female counterparts in their attitude towards video games in general. According to the entertainment Software Association (ESA), the number of girls vs. boys as video game players is changing in the recent times. This study investigated the following research questions: (1) Do instructional games augment learning for both female and male students? (2) What is the impact of the challenge and fantasy features in instructional games on learning for both female and male students? The overall result shows that the gender has no significant impact on learning. But the gain score for the female students who played a version of the game, in which fantasy turned-on is significantly higher than male students.