Gamification in Education

Kiryakova, Gabriela; Angelova, Nadezhda; Yordanova, Lina

doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-5198-0

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“…This needs to be achieved by recognizing that today's learners are digital natives. They have grown up with technological advancement and have various methods for their learning process and higher expectations for teaching and learning (Kiryakova et al, 2014).…”

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“…Besides, Kiryakova et al, (2014) reveal that teachers face new challenges and need to discuss critical matters related to settling the learning process to the needs, interests and passions of students. They need to practice various teaching strategies and techniques that embolden students to be active participants with a strong motivation and dedication to their learning.…”

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Gamification in EFL classroom to support teaching and learning in 21st century

Redjeki

Muhajir

2021

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In the 21st century, the use of games becomes a trend within adults and youngsters and has recently obtained a massive notice of academics, educators, and practitioners. Gamification is a term used in learning with games that can be used to improve English since it reflects an innovative and captivating learning activity. Several studies on gamification show that it can make students feel more excited and motivated during their effort to elevate their English language skills. In this research, one medium of gamification called Duolingo was explored in grammar learning activities for the second-year students in the subject of “Grammar for Written Discourse”. They used Duolingo from their smartphones to support their grammar learning. This research employed an action research design in which observations, questionnaires, and documentation were used to collect the data. By the end of the result, it can be concluded that Duolingo is a medium that can be effectively used to implement gamification in language learning. It is also confirmed that students gave positive attitudes and results in the implementation of Duolingo in grammar lesson. The results of the research can be used as a reference in facilitating the students with innovative and captivating English learning. HIGHLIGHTS: Duolingo provides some language skills that students can improve: grammar, writing, translating, listening, and pronunciation. However, all respondents assumed that the application was more suitable for grammar since Duolingo gives the right answers and repetitions for the wrong answers. Duolingo understands Indonesian words and automatically correct the wrong words.

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Gamification in EFL classroom to support teaching and learning in 21st century

Redjeki

Muhajir

2021

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“…As a result, technology plays a critical role in EFL teaching, and the most obvious explanation for incorporating technology into EFL classrooms is to increase student excitement and motivation (Redjeki and Muhajir, 2021). Furthermore, Kiryakova et al, (2014) revealed that teachers face new challenges and must discuss critical issues related to tailoring the learning process to students' needs, interests, and passions. They must put into practice various teaching strategies and techniques that encourage students to be active participants who are motivated and dedicated to their learning.…”

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Supporting Students' Self-Directed Learning in EFL Speaking Classroom by Using Cake Application

Redjeki

Muhajir²

2022

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Students are currently on the verge of a technological revolution known as Industry 4.0. As a result, it is critical for today's educators to be able to integrate a teaching-learning method with educational technology as appropriate media in order to achieve the goal of effectively teaching and learning EFL speaking. Smartphones or mobile devices can be loaded with a variety of language-learning apps. One of them is the Cake application, which will serve as the focal point of this current study to supplement previous relevant research. Using a case study research design, 25 third-semester English education program students as the research participants were asked to explore Cake at home for a week while recording all of their activities and discoveries. They were then given open-ended questionnaires to express their perceptions with the app. The results demonstrated that the Cake supported students' self-directed learning in EFL speaking classroom since it was easy, simple, interesting to use, and contained a lot of features for English learning independently, so they could manage themselves to decide the learning goals of using the app and control the learning process. The app could also be used to help them improve some components of speaking skills (pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar) which are the most common issues they face when speaking English. As a result, this app could be a good way for EFL students to improve their speaking skills and support their self-directed learning.

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“…Today's learners are digital natives who require new teaching styles to foster their motivation and engagement in academic learning (Kiryakova et al, 2014). A recent challenge is the implementation of alternative, modern teaching methods in education curricula that are adapted to our cultural context.…”

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Entertainment Video Games for Academic Learning: A Systematic Review

Martinez

Gimenes

Lambert

2022

Journal of Educational Computing Research

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Entertainment video games are very popular among young audiences. Nevertheless, despite their potential to improve cognitive functioning, they are still studied rarely as a tool for digital game-based learning. To better understand video gaming practices’ value in the classroom, this article provides a systematic review of literature on the effect of entertainment video games on academic learning. Our literature search yielded 49 relevant intervention studies published between 2005 and 2019 that integrated entertainment video games into academic curricula from preschool to college. Our review revealed that entertainment video games can be an effective educational tool and are beneficial in almost all academic disciplines, particularly in foreign language and science. However, research on entertainment video gaming’s effects on academic learning is still not extensive enough and remains mostly qualitative. Future studies need to provide a quantitative approach to complete and confirm already-existing literature, particularly in the environmental and social sciences, physical education, and programming. Given entertainment video games’ popularity and benefits on cognition and learning, it seems essential to investigate their practical value further in the education sector and to determine the mechanisms that mediate their effects on academic learning.

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Gamification in Education

Cited by 42 publications

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Gamification in EFL classroom to support teaching and learning in 21st century

Gamification in EFL classroom to support teaching and learning in 21st century

Supporting Students' Self-Directed Learning in EFL Speaking Classroom by Using Cake Application

Entertainment Video Games for Academic Learning: A Systematic Review

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