Senior Capstone 2022 | “Fun in Education- Its Effects on Learning, Retention, and School Performance.”

“Fun in Education- Its Effects on Learning, Retention, and School Performance.”

Throughout our early years at school, it is common for teachers to incorporate fun activities into the classroom to help students learn better. But how might education change if a focus on fun remained in the classrooms of older students? This paper explores the benefits fun has on education, such as supporting retention of the material taught, giving students a love of learning, and managing students’ stress levels.