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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
Skjelbred, Siv-Elisabeth; Daus, Stephan – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2022
Background: The development and promotion of educational games are still outpacing knowledge of these games' effects, raising calls for evidence of benefits and challenges. Studies suggest that students and teachers like games, but the payoff of the investment in terms of increased motivation and achievement remains unclear. Objectives: This study…
Descriptors: Marketing, Simulation, Game Based Learning, Student Motivation
Duygu Gur; Yalin Kilic Turel – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2025
Different variables such as motivation, achievement, and engagement have been investigated in studies on gamification in the field of educational technologies. However, the obtained results differ, which emphasizes the need for studies based on concrete findings related to current trends and needs. In this study, we aim to reveal current research…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Gamification, Learner Engagement, Student Motivation
HajiMoradkhani, Hadise; Mashayekh, Shahnaz; Khodabandelou, Rouhollah – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2023
This study aimed to develop and evaluate a digital instructional game application for learning the basic concepts of the accounting principles in an introductory accounting course. The game was designed using the Unity engine and Griss instructional design model. Based on the model, game characteristics were embedded in educational content. The…
Descriptors: Video Games, Game Based Learning, Introductory Courses, Accounting
Maryan Al-Houssein – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This case study investigated middle school students' perceptions of digital game-based learning (DGBL) in the classroom, focusing on engagement, motivation, and academic achievement. Using Piaget's (1962) Constructivist Learning Theory as a framework, the research examined the influence of interactive digital games on students' educational…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Game Based Learning, Video Games
Balci, Sebiha; Secaur, Jonathan M.; Morris, Bradley J. – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
Gamification, or the intentional use of gaming elements in non-game contexts, has been touted as a promising tool to improve educational outcomes in online education, yet the evidence regarding why it might work and its effectiveness is inconclusive. One reason is that previous research has often included several gamification tools together,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Student Motivation, Game Based Learning
Ying-Lien Lin; Wei-Tsong Wang; Chih-Chen Kuo; Pi-Hsin Chen – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
This study explores the factors influencing students' online game-based learning (OGBL) performance. At present, motivating students to engage in learning actively represents a significant challenge faced by teachers and other stakeholders. Additionally, the findings of a variety of OGBL studies have been inconsistent or contradictory,…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Incentives, Game Based Learning, Electronic Learning
Wendee White; Paul Gault; Jill Shimi; Kristi Herd; Gaye Manwaring – Discover Education, 2025
This study explores the effectiveness and design value of 'Resilience Education Supports Students in Life' (RESSIL), an adventure-based digital game for developing resilience capacities in undergraduate students at one UK University. RESSIL was designed in response to the increasing wellbeing needs of undergraduate students and in recognition of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Computer Games, Educational Games
Eltahir, Mohd. Elmagzoub; Alsalhi, Najeh Rajeh; Al-Qatawneh, Sami; AlQudah, Hatem Ahmad; Jaradat, Mazan – Education and Information Technologies, 2021
The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of game-based learning (GBL) on students' motivation, engagement and academic performance on an Arabic language grammar course at Ajman University. The study was carried out utilizing a case study of quasi-empirical design. The respondents were 107 learners, grouped into two groups: one…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement
Koskinen, Antti; McMullen, Jake; Ninaus, Manuel; Kiili, Kristian – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2023
Background: In recent years, the importance of emotions in learning has been increasingly recognized. Applying emotional design to induce positive emotions has been considered a means to enhance the instructional effectiveness of digital learning environments. However, only a few studies have examined the specific effects of emotional design in…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Student Motivation, Academic Achievement
Aydin, Seda Musaoglu; Çakir, Nur Akkus – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2022
The rich multimedia-enhanced language content offered by modern commercial off-the-shelf games and students' interest in playing such games has motivated efforts for seeking effective means to integrate them into the curriculum to enrich and enhance foreign language learning. Despite the general interest and appeal of game-enhanced learning in…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Game Based Learning, Intervention, English (Second Language)
Zhao, Jiahua; Hwang, Gwo-Jen; Chang, Shao-Chen; Yang, Qi-fan; Nokkaew, Artorn – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2021
It is widely recognized that flipped learning has great potential for enhancing students' conceptual understanding through the reversed arrangement of before-class learning activities and in-class settings. However, this approach also raises the challenge of students having to obtain the learning content by themselves, especially for abstract…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Interaction, Electronic Publishing, Books
Rincon-Flores, Elvira G.; Mena, Juanjo; López-Camacho, Eunice – Education Sciences, 2022
Gamification is usually understood as a pedagogical strategy that favors student engagement and motivation. Traditionally it is composed of dynamics, mechanics, and components. The purpose of this study was to compare Engineering and Economics and Social Sciences undergraduate students in their performance (grades), motivation, quality of…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Academic Achievement, Student Motivation
Poonsri Vate-U-Lan; Desmond Cahill – Cogent Education, 2024
This quasi-experimental research investigated the efficacy of applying the Society 5.0 concept to establish game-based learning on Metaverse Space for undergraduates in an international program in Bangkok, Thailand. The study was conducted in a Thai public university's international college with a population of six classes of junior university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Game Based Learning, Multiple Choice Tests
Gwo-Jen Hwang; An-Chi Lin; Shao-Chen Chang – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
Digital games have been used in various disciplines to enhance students' learning interest and effectiveness through the gaming contexts. However, most of the digital educational games use multiple-choice questions to confirm students' learning status, implying the challenge of understanding the actual learning status of students. Also, the gaming…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Academic Achievement, Student Behavior, Horticulture