Developing Gamification to Improve Mobile Learning in Web Design Course during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Thailand is currently facing a widespread third wave of COVID-19 outbreaks in the second quarter of 2021. The government has encouraged social distancing compliance to work from home and study at home policy to mitigate the risks of the pandemic. As a result, educational institutions at all levels must temporarily close their services within the premises. The students need to lean towards the online system independently. Hence, this research aims to develop gamification in the Web Design course to increase the perception and achievement of Information Technology students through mobile learning. The research results showed that the students who registered for the academic year of 2020, the majority’s learning performance improved after adopting the gamification approach via developed mobile application. According to the statistical test (t-Test) results, a significant difference was discovered between pre-test and post-test scores at a significance level (α) of 0.05. The learners also rated the effectiveness of the developed game at the highest level and accepted the developed game with high consensus. In conclusion, the research findings indicate that games can be used as effective instruction media for undergraduate students and online classrooms amidst the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Review of work from home empirical research during Covid-19

“…Considering the citations, it has the highest impact for the less than four keyword co-occurrences category. ICTavailability ( Dianat, Hawkins, & Habib, 2022 ; Kuleto et al, 2021 ), learning online ( Nuanmeesri, 2021 ), the need for human resource management strategies ( Jain et al, 2022b , Jain et al, 2022a ), and different supports like organizational commitment and facility management ( Beck & Hensher, 2021 ; Tanpipat et al, 2021 ) are essential determinants for WFH performance. Additionally, employees’ level of motivation ( Nuur et al, 2021 ), perceived psychological safety ( Mehta, 2021 ), flexibility received ( Glorin, 2021 ),employee-organization relationship ( Albro & McElfresh, 2021 ) , and organizational citizenship behavior ( Thirapatsakun & Jarutirasarn, 2021 ) are determinants of WFH performance.…”

Exploration and Practice of Online and Offline Hybrid Teaching Mode for “Web Design and Production”

“…Interest is the best teacher for students to learn, and if they don't understand, they naturally have no interest. Therefore, learning the basics is of utmost importance [11].…”

Developing Gamified Learning Management Systems to Increase Student Engagement in Online Learning Environments

“…The development of gamified LMS that suits the needs and characteristics of students is essential to help increase student motivation and engagement in online learning. gamified LMS development integrates game elements, such as rewards, challenges, leaderboards, and others [16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. Gamified LMS can be a solution to overcoming the problem of student engagement in online learning that has been emerging.…”