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Direct linkLuo, Zhanni – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
Gamification refers to the use of game-design elements or mechanisms in non-game contexts to promote the expected behaviours. Though theoretically promising, empirical studies reported mixed results as to the effectiveness of gamification in educational practices. To understand this issue better, this author selected 44 articles on the topic of…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Program Effectiveness, Educational Games, Computer Games
Kirk Vanacore; Adam Sales; Alison Liu; Erin Ottmar – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2023
Background: Persisting after experiencing difficulty allows students to work in the upper ends of their zones of proximal development, where most learning occurs (Ventura et al., 2013; Vygotsky & Cole, 1978). Digital educational games promote productive persistence by allowing students to repeat the same or similar problems until they reach…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Game Based Learning, Failure, Algebra
