A Study of the Role of Games in the Learning Improvement of Elementary Schoolboys in Karaj, Iran

The present study was aimed at investigating the role of games in the learning improvement of 56 male fourth-graders of elementary schools from the Third Board of Education in Karaj, Iran. The subjects were divided into an experimental and a control group whose measures of learning in mathematics, science, geography and spelling were evaluated by means of a 40-item achievement test. The findings showed that the incorporation of games, like Seven Stones, Tug of War, Squash, Chair Play and Puppet Play, had positive effects on students’ learning improvement in the selected lessons.