The gamification to improve learners' learning in higher education

• Autor(a) principal: Lawrance, Paul Joseph
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Moreira, António, Santos, Carlos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10773/38217
• topic: Gamification tools; Higher education; Information technology

Gamification tools were used to enhance educational activities and are applicable for both traditional and online teaching and learning. The investigation was carried out on the learning challenges for undergraduate students of the Grace International Academy in Punalur, Kerala, India, to learnthe subject Introduction to Information Technology.Gamification tools TOGlic, Gimkit, and Bookwidgets were used to improve their specific skills and to enhance their learning. A case study was used as a method in this research. To collect data, questionnaires, observations, and interviews were used as instruments and techniques. The second assessment results show that the performances of students improved. At the end of the semester, a final questionnaire was conducted to find the assistance, effectiveness, and the potential of gamification tools in learning the subject Introduction to Information Technology.The students agreed that the activities conducted through gamification tools were effective, assistive, and had potential in learning the subject. The outcome of gamification tools in learning the subject Introduction to Information Technology reveals that students have improved their attentiveness, escalated their perception, increased their articulation capacity, and made them consolidate the concept of the subject.