The Use of Serious Gaming in the Training of Deciders in Agronomic Sciences

This thesis was originaly written in French and submitted in University of Antananarvo. This is personal translation by the author to introduce his preceding academic activities at the seminar of Yoshida Laboratory, the Faculty of Education, Chiba University in 23rd October, 2019. 本修⼠論⽂はアンタナナリボ⼤学でフランス語にて提出されたものである。この翻訳は，著者が，⾃らの学術経験について千葉⼤学教育学部吉⽥雅⺒研究室のゼミ（2019 年 10 ⽉ 23 ⽇）で説明する際の資料として，アンタナナリボ⼤学の指導教員の許可を得て作成されたものである。 UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO SUPERIOR SCHOOL OF AGRONOMIC SCIENCES MENTION AGRO-MANAGEMENT COURSE AGROECONOMY Graduation Thesis for Agronomic Engineer Diploma Master Grade THE USE OF SERIOUS GAMING IN THE TRAINING OF DECIDERS IN AGRONOMIC SCIENCES 農学部での意思決定訓練におけるシリアスゲームの活⽤ Presented on March 18, 2019 By: ANDRIANAFETRA Zo Soloniary Ianteherana President of the Jury: Dr. RANAIVOARISOA Holy F. Supervisor: Ms. RAHELIZATOVO Noro C., Ph.D. Examiner: Doctor RANAIVOSON Rado PROMOTION VAHINALA 2014-2019 «The difference between the novice and the master is that the master has failed more times than the novice has tried» i ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The present work could not have been accomplished without the accompaniment of God. I would also like to thank the following persons: Mr RAMAMONJISOA Bruno, Titular Professor, Director of the School of Agronomic Sciences, Dr RANAIVOARISOA Holy, Responsible for the Mention Agro-Management, President of the jury of the defense of this memory DoctorRANAIVOSONRado,Teacher Researcher at the Agro-Management Mention Examiner herein, Mrs Noro RAHELIZATOVO C., Ph. D., Professor Researcher at the mention Agro-Management, Supervisor of this memoir, All teachers of ESSA, especially those of the Mention Agro Management, All the administrative staff of the school My thanks also go to the following people: M Akira Yoshikai, Administrator of The Nihongo Learning Community for his good advice, Mr. Shuichiro Matsuda and M. Miyauchi Hiroto, salarymen and private teachers, for their orientation, Mr. Asakawa Hideo, member of theOrganization Mirai and director of the Madagascar Services Agency, who keepsme when useful opportunities arise, informingAHBROK society and the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital Development where I spent a lot of time for my research, My dear students Fujisan who supported me and allowed to decompress from time to time, My parents, who have not ever ceased to encourage me and offered me a suitable study environment, All the other people that I could forget but who helped me from near or far to the realization of this memoire. Accept the expression of all my gratitude. Zo ii ABSTRACT Video games are often perceived negatively as being responsible for certain social behaviors. Serious games, however, have become more popular in educational tools. They are not the only unconventional tools that can contribute in the transmission of knowledge, but will be largely taken into account throughout the present work. Within the Agronomic framework in Madagascar, serious gaming is practically non-existent. Then the question arises: in what way do methods involving entertainment really constitute an aid to education in the agricultural sciences? The training of agronomists could use serious games to develop the creativity of engineering students and thus allow them to open up to a more advanced and expanded field of thought. So what evidence could support the fact that serious gaming is an effective tool for transmitting knowledge? Why does-it not be used in Madagascar? With goal of having this method be accepted within the ESSA, especially the Agro Management Department, it will first be necessary to draw attention to the importance of serious games in the professional and educational environments, but also to demonstrate their relevance, as an information transmission tool. The hypotheses retained are that serious games can broaden the field of reflection and that they are effective in their role of transmitting knowledge. From there, it will be seen that the use of such games in the pedagogical environment is relevant and that they are accepted in the conventional education system, in the mechanism of transmission of knowledge. Keywords: hobbies, education, tool, agro-management, serious game 概要ビデオゲームは，しばしば社会的活動で責任を持つという点で否定的にとらえられる。しかし，シリアスゲームは教育でのツールとしては，よく⾒られるようになった。これらは，伝統的なツールではないが，知識の伝達で貢献するということで本論⽂を通して積極的に取り⼊れられている。マダガスカルの農業での枠組みでは，シリアスゲームは，現状存在しない。そこで，以下のような疑問が⽣ずる：エンターテインメントを含むどのような⽅法が，本当に農業教育での⽀援となるのか。農学部の訓練では，シリアスゲームを使って技術を専⾨とする学⽣の創造性を開発し，より先進的で拡張した領域の考えに広げることができた。知識の伝達のためのシリアスゲームが効果的なツールであったという事実を⽰す証拠は何なのか。この⽅法の⽬標については ESSA，特に農業経営課程により受託された。まず，専⾨的・教育的環境でシリアスゲームの重要性について注意が払われることが必要であろう，そして同時に情報伝達ツールとしての妥当性を⽰す必要がある。シリアスゲームが内省の領域を広げることができ，知識伝達の役割で効果的であるという仮説が設定できた。そこから，教育環境でそのようなゲームを使うことは妥当で，それらは，知識伝達の仕組みとして，伝統的な教育システムでも受け⼊れられたことを確認する。キーワード：趣味，教育，ツール，農業経営，シリアスゲーム iii SUMMARY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABSTRACT SUMMARY LIST OF TABLES ACRONYMES LIST OF APPENDIX GLOSSARY 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 1.1 Concepts and state of the art 1.2 Materials 1.3 Methods 1.4 Study Limitations Results 1.5 Relevance of the use of serious games in the educational field 1.6 Serious games in conventional education and information transmission system Discussions and recommendations 1.7 Discussions 1.8 Recommendations Conclusion Citations Webography Appendix 1 : Games on the protection of the environment Appendix 2 : Games on economics Appendix 3 : Factorial Correspondence Analysis Appendix 4 : Research work having been carried out with TROPES Appendix 5 : Symposium on Biogas Appendix 6 : Survey questionnaire Appendix 7 : Data base Appendix 8 : Discours Appendix 9: General typology Appendix 10 : FCA sectors with gaps (Main coordinates) Appendix 11 : FCA Trends toward ga (Main coordinates) iv Appendix 12 : FCA Trends toward serious games – Madagascar (Main coordinates) Appendix 13 : FCA Trends toward serious games (English) (Main coordinates) Appendix 14 : FCA games and recommendations (Main coordinates) Appendix 15 : FCA justification of recommendations (Main coordinates) Appendix 16 : FCA justification of recommendations (English) (Main coordinates) Table of contents v LIST OF TABLES Table 1: ICT in Madagascar .................................................................................................. 7 Table 2: Evaluation of the ITC Development Index 2017 .................................................... 8 Table 3: Factors Influencing ICT Adoption ........................................................................ 13 Table 4: Summary table of the surveyed population ........................................................... 21 Table 5: Variables introduced into the typology according to the perception of key development sectors ............................................................................................................ 22 Table 6: Variables about the point of view of video game .................................................. 22 Table 7: Topics considered as interesting............................................................................ 24 Table 8: Game proposal variable ......................................................................................... 25 Table 9: Database of games .................................................................................................. II Table 10: Contingency table format ..................................................................................... V LISTE OF FIGURES Figure 1: Serious gaming ....................................................................................................... 4 Figure 2: Difference between gamification and serious games ............................................ 5 Figure 3: Areas requiring more attention ............................................................................ 26 Figure 4: Sector Relationship .............................................................................................. 27 Figure 5: References for sector choices ............................................................................... 28 Figure 6: Quality of current key development areas ........................................................... 29 Figure 7: Rating of the decision-making system ................................................................. 29 Figure 8: Trends in gaming ................................................................................................. 30 Figure 9: Subject of educational games ............................................................................... 31 Figure 10: Relationship of actors around the game ............................................................. 32 Figure 11: Trends with the Serious Games of French-speaking interviewees .................... 32 Figure 12: Foreign trend towards serious games ................................................................. 33 Figure 13: The most played games on agriculture .............................................................. 34 Figure 14: Classification of individuals according to games played and recommendations ............................................................................................................................................. 35 Figure 15: Distribution of French-speakers according to their opinions on the recommendations ................................................................................................................. 36 Figure 16: Distribution of English-speaking individuals based on their opinions on recommendations ................................................................................................................

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