Serious Games and Gamification: Game-Based Learning in Communication Sciences and Disorders

Abstract

Purpose: Serious games and gamification are evidence-based forms of game-based learning that facilitate student/client instruction. Serious games are activities that directly incorporate educational content into games; gamification integrates characteristics of games into nongame activities. They both promote learning by increasing students' motivation and engagement. The purpose of this tutorial is to facilitate readers' understanding and use of serious games and gamification in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) education, in both classroom and clinical settings. It includes models of motivation and engagement, research on serious games and gamification, in-depth examples from two CSD courses, and suggestions for implementation. Conclusions: Multiple studies, including meta-analyses, have demonstrated significant positive effects of both serious games and gamification on student motivation, engagement, and learning. Self-determination theory is a useful model for developing serious games and gamified learning because it provides a complex understanding of learners' needs and multiple levels of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Suggestions for incorporating serious games and gamified learning in CSD contexts include designing activities that address and balance motivation and learning, targeting specific forms of motivation in meaningful ways, and reconsidering intrinsic motivation as the ultimate goal of learning.

Transformación digital de la atención psicológica: estado actual de la telepsicología en Colombia

“…Una de estas es la gamificación de los procesos de atención telepsicológica. Es decir, el uso de aplicaciones móviles que tienen elementos de los juegos, como mecánicas, recompensas, cooperación, etc., que mejoran los procesos de adquisición de actitudes y comportamientos y el engagement con los procesos (Brackenbury & Kopf, 2022). Particularmente, la evidencia muestra que el uso de aplicaciones gamificadas ha permitido mejorar la adherencia al tratamiento para las terapias cognitivo conductuales (Brown et al, 2016).…”

RADHunters: gamification in radiology perceptual education

“…As a result, RADHunters can be classified as a "serious game," an overlapping entity or subdivision of gamification that refers to games with education embedded into them. 17 Both serious games and traditional gamification have value in education, but serious games are less present in the field and may offer unique motivation and attention advantages. 18 Unlike much of the limited existing radiology gamification tools, our study focused heavily on perceptual education.…”

Bretxa Digital a l'Educació d'Alumnat Pal·liatiu: L'Omissió de les Tecnologies Emergents

“…En este sentido, para los alumnos paliativos que pueden tener dificultades para asistir físicamente a la escuela o participar en actividades extracurriculares, la RV puede abrir nuevas posibilidades de exploración y aprendizaje en un entorno seguro y controlado (Charteris et al, 2022). Paralelamente, la gamificación, el uso de elementos de juego en la educación, puede ser una estrategia efectiva para motivar a los estudiantes, incluyendo a aquellos con enfermedades graves (Brackenbury & Kopf, 2022). También los juegos educativos pueden hacer que el aprendizaje sea más atractivo y divertido, fomentando la participación y el compromiso continuo en el proceso educativo, incluso en circunstancias adversas (Alabdulakareem & Jamjoom, 2020), lo que, en definitiva, contribuye a la mejora de la calidad de vida de esta tipología de alumnado (autor, año).…”