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Direct linkKirk Vanacore; Ashish Gurung; Adam Sales; Neil Heffernan – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Background: Gaming the system -- attempting to progress through a learning activity without learning (R. Baker et al., 2008) -- is an enduring problem that reduces the efficacy of Computer Based Learning Platforms (CBLPs). Researchers made substantial progress in identifying instances when students are gaming the system (Baker et al., 2006; Dang…
Descriptors: Gamification, Program Effectiveness, Computer Assisted Instruction, Feedback (Response)
Download full textKirk Vanacore; Adam Sales; Allison Liu; Erin Ottmar – Grantee Submission, 2023
Computer-assisted learning platforms (CALPS) increasingly include gamified elements to improve student outcomes by enhancing their engagement with content. Although evidence exists that gamified programs increase engagement and learning outcomes, there is little causal research on what programmatic mechanisms drive the effect between engagement…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Gamification, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction
