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Osman Özdemir – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2025
Background: In recent years, the widespread use of technology in classrooms has encouraged the transition from traditional lecture methods to digital-based learning environments. Technological game-based learning platforms, such as Kahoot!, which are used to encourage students' active participation and interaction in learning environments, are…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Video Games, Academic Achievement, Student Motivation
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Oliveira, Wilk; Hamari, Juho; Shi, Lei; Toda, Armando M.; Rodrigues, Luiz; Palomino, Paula T.; Isotani, Seiji – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Gamification has been widely used to design better educational systems aiming to increase students' concentration, motivation, engagement, flow experience, and others positive experiences. With advances in research on gamification in education, over the past few years, many studies have highlighted the need to tailor the gamification design…
Descriptors: Gamification, Game Based Learning, Educational Games, Learner Engagement
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Nadi-Ravandi, Somayyeh; Batooli, Zahra – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
This study seeks scientometric, content and co-occurrence analysis of systematic review and Meta-analysis articles in the field of gamification in education. In terms of "purpose," this is an applied study and regarding "type," it is a scientometric and co-occurrence analysis. The researchers conducted a search in WoS, Scopus…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Electronic Learning, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement
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Jelena Ilic; Mirjana Ivanovic; Aleksandra Klašnja-Milicevic – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2024
STEM education, which includes science, technology, engineering and mathematics, has been expanding for the past two decades. This study aimed to map new trends and the possibility of implementing digital game-based learning (DGBL) in STEM education. For this purpose, a systematic literature review was conducted. The resulting sample was further…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, STEM Education, Student Motivation, Video Games
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Breien, Fredrik S.; Wasson, Barbara – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
Previous research shows that digital game-based learning (DGBL) can have positive effects on engagement, motivation and learning, and that using narratives may reinforce these effects. A systematic review identified 15 DGBL systems that report effects from their use of narratives. A gap in the field, however, is the lack of a common model to…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Learner Engagement, Student Motivation, Literature Reviews
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Bereitschaft, Bradley – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2023
This paper presents a review of the literature on the use of commercially available city building games (CBGs), such as SimCity and Cities: Skylines, as learning tools in classroom instruction. Given the ubiquity and popularity of digital games, particularly among young people, instructors in a variety of fields and at various academic levels have…
Descriptors: Video Games, Game Based Learning, Geographic Concepts, Spatial Ability
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Rahul Mohandas; Subhashree Mohapatra – Digital Education Review, 2025
Game-based learning (GBL) is an effective learning tool for medical and dental undergraduates in enhancing knowledge and skills as well as gaining student engagement and motivation. Educational games can create a social constructivist learning environment, where learners can construct their knowledge through interactions with their peers and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Dentistry, Game Based Learning, Student Motivation
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Snelson, Chareen – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2022
Quest-based learning (QBL) is a choice-driven approach that integrates game elements in a gamified or game-based learning environment. A scoping review of the research literature was conducted to examine the extent, range and nature of the QBL research activity, how the approach has been used in educational practice and what benefits or…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Educational Benefits, Educational Practices, Feasibility Studies
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Rachael Byrne; Regina Murphy; Francis Ward; Una McCabe – British Journal of Music Education, 2024
Playful practices have been linked to increased motivation, engagement, learning and skill development. However, limited research has explored what playful music learning might look like for primary schools, and how teachers might incorporate a range of playful music practices within their classrooms. Our conceptual model for playful music…
Descriptors: Music Education, Play, Skill Development, Learner Engagement
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Sailer, Michael; Homner, Lisa – Educational Psychology Review, 2020
This meta-analysis was conducted to systematically synthesize research findings on effects of gamification on cognitive, motivational, and behavioral learning outcomes. Results from random effects models showed significant small effects of gamification on cognitive (g = 0.49, 95% CI [0.30, 0.69], k = 19, N = 1686), motivational (g = 0.36, 95% CI…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Game Based Learning, Cognitive Processes, Student Motivation
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Arztmann, Michaela; Hornstra, Lisette; Jeuring, Johan; Kester, Liesbeth – Studies in Science Education, 2023
Game-based learning has proven to be effective and is widely used in science education, but usually the heterogeneity of the student population is being overlooked. To examine the differential effects of game interventions in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) related subjects on diverse student groups, a meta-analysis has…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, STEM Education, Games
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Alawajee, Omar; Delafield-Butt, Jonathan – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2021
Empirical evidence suggests game-based learning (GBL) as a potentially engaging form of contemporary learning. With the increase in the use of Minecraft, a sandbox computer game in open-world format, there has been a concurrent rise in the level of interest in investigating the role of Minecraft in social and academic learning. Minecraft is…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Video Games, Instructional Effectiveness, Learner Engagement
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Alomari, Islam; Al-Samarraie, Hosam; Yousef, Reem – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2019
Aim/Purpose: This study reviewed previous research on the role of gamification techniques in promoting students' learning. Background: The role of gamification in promoting students' learning has been investigated empirically by many scholars. To date, mixed results about the effectiveness of gamification have been reported, and researchers…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, College Students, Journal Articles
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Kalogiannakis, Michail; Papadakis, Stamatios; Zourmpakis, Alkinoos-Ioannis – Education Sciences, 2021
The implementation of gamification in education has attracted many researchers to increase engagement and achieve learning more effectively. Implementing technology in science curricula has seen a massive influx over the past years to stop the decline in students' motivation towards science learning and promote scientific thinking. This study's…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Science Education, Literature Reviews, Student Motivation
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Yan, Jin; Jones, Brad; Smith, Jordan J.; Morgan, Philip; Eather, Narelle – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2023
Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of game-based approaches on game performance, fundamental movement skills, health-related indicators, and physical activity outcomes among children (5-12 years) when delivered in the primary physical education school setting. Method: A systematic search of six electronic databases without date limitation was…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Physical Education, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students
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