The Task

Task Requirements
First-Year Murdoch University education Students were tasked to create an Authentic Learning Activity that could be implemented into classroom environment.

What is Authentic Learning? See Authentic Learning

Our Concept
We have elected to develop a simulated authentic learning task relying on basic economics, which is traditionally introduced in Australian Year 6 Curriculum. Namely developing a students knowledge of Opportunity Cost.

We introduce this through a text-based decision adventure consisting of the participants choosing particular options dictated by a storyline. Through-out the adventure they may have to make decisions that will end in the death or survival of their character, be it through them choosing to not but more food at a harbour, or their space ship becoming stranding in space.

The students are motivated and engaged by their role in determining the storyline of their character whilst by trial and error come to understand that all decisions have consequences. Thus subsequently come to understand the economic concept that is Opportunity Cost.