Mind games' potential to increase learning: worth investigating further

Gamification has been used to address educational challenges on a constant basis, but a gap remains in the effects of mind games on executive functions such as memorization, creativity, and cognitive flexibility. The current study outlines the influence of mind games for exploratory behavior and exploitatory behavior on memorization, creativity, and cognitive flexibility. These games were analyzed from the viewpoint of exploration-exploitation types’ characteristics. For quantitative data analysis, the paired t-test was carried out to compare pre- and post-experiemntal results, whereas the independent sample t-test was used for determining which set of mind games exerted more effect. Results demonstrated the prevalence of mind games for exploratory behavior on students’ memorization, creativity, and cognitive flexibility.