Psycho-pedagogical formative valences of the geographical game

The issue of improving teaching approach in order to enhance students' academic performance is closely correlated with teacher concerns of the establishment and the perfection of his professional and psycho-pedagogical skills. It is well known the fact that the performances of the students in school activities are correlated with the strategies used by teachers to achieve differentiated and personalized educational training. The study approach has resulted in providing an effective alternative to skills training and development of educational teaching games suggesting a possibility of pedagogical practice. The teaching game makes faster the knowledge acquisition and contributes to the development of mental processes. Combined with the humor is a way of knowing reality, enriching the life experience of children, stimulating their creative potential. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.