Gamifying a Simulation: Do a Game Goal, Choice, Points, and Praise Enhance Learning?

Autor/inn/en	Brom, Cyril; Stárková, Tereza; Bromová, Edita; Dechterenko, Filip
Titel	Gamifying a Simulation: Do a Game Goal, Choice, Points, and Praise Enhance Learning?
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Computing Research, 57 (2019) 6, S.1575-1613 (39 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0735-6331
DOI	10.1177/0735633118797330
Schlagwörter	Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Educational Games; Computer Simulation; Positive Reinforcement; Rewards; Program Effectiveness; College Students; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Czech Republic + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Educational game; Lernspiel; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Reward; Belohnung; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Tschechische Republik
Abstract	Despite the increased interest in gamification approaches, there is a lack of comparative studies that shed light on the applicability of these approaches in educational contexts. In this explorative study, with an experimental design, university learners (N = 98) studied a complex process (i.e., how to brew beer) in a 2-hour-long computerized simulation. In the experimental condition, the simulation featured the following game design elements: game goals, increased freedom of choice, points, virtual currency, and praise (i.e., a gamified simulation). These elements were absent in the simulation versions used in the two control conditions. No differences in learning outcomes and intrinsic motivation variables between the gamified simulation and its nongamified versions were observed. The gamified simulation was perceived to be significantly easier than the nongamified versions (?[subscript p, superscript 2] = 0.10; d = 0.74, 0.42). Of the game elements used in this study, the participants perceived most positively a clear, game-like goal. The findings are consistent with self-determination theory, cognitive-affective theory of learning from media, and cognitive load theory. The findings also support the emerging notion that caution should be applied when using gamification approaches in educational contexts. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01