Social Networks and Gamification in Physical Education: A Case Study

Autor/inn/en	Montiel-Ruiz, Francisco José; Sánchez-Vera, María-del-Mar; Solano-Fernández, Isabel M.
Titel	Social Networks and Gamification in Physical Education: A Case Study
Quelle	In: Contemporary Educational Technology, 15 (2023) 1, S.401 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Montiel-Ruiz, Francisco José) ORCID (Sánchez-Vera, María-del-Mar) ORCID (Solano-Fernández, Isabel M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Social Networks; Gamification; Physical Education; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Secondary Education; Secondary School Teachers; Educational Environment; Foreign Countries; Physical Education Teachers; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Sekundarbereich; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Ausland; Physical education; Physical training; Teacher; Teachers; Sportlehrer; Spanien
Abstract	Recent research and studies on training plans in physical education agree on the need to incorporate digital technologies in teaching contexts. At the same time, the introduction of active methodologies, such as gamification, has become one of the major trends of recent years. In this paper we present the perception of teachers and students about a gamified proposal for physical education in secondary education that uses social networks as a way for communication, collaboration, and promotion of physical activity among students. "Edmodo" has been used to carry out this experience because, as a vertical social network, it has an attractive interface for students and protects their privacy by not requiring any personal data. This is a qualitative research, with a case study methodological design, which has used the focus group and group interview as data collection techniques. The sample consisted of 10 teachers, which represents all the teachers participating in the experience, and 56 students. The results show the positive assessment, both by teachers and students, of the "Edmodo" social network as a virtual teaching-learning environment for physical education in secondary education, and gamification as an active methodology. Likewise, the influence that the proposal, based on the use of digital technologies and gamification, has had on the promotion of physical activity among pupils has been high. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Contemporary Educational Technology. Faculty of Communication Sciences, Anadolu University, Yunus Emre Campus, Eskisehir 26470, Turkey. e-mail: editor@cedtech.net; Web site: http://www.cedtech.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01