{"id":686,"date":"2023-11-11T14:09:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T19:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/?p=686"},"modified":"2023-11-11T14:21:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T19:21:43","slug":"gamification-in-the-classroom-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/2023\/11\/gamification-in-the-classroom-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Gamification in the Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Make Learning Fun Again!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Gamification and gaming enhances the learning experience and fosters creativity and innovation.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

INCREASED ENGAGEMENT AND MOTIVATION:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen a person is captivated, they don\u2019t need to be held captive\u201d (Matera & Meehan, 2021, p. 45) <\/strong>When learning is interesting, learning doesn’t feel like a chore and students are willingly engaged and motiviated to learn. Many students who do not like school are simply bored. Adding meaningful and purposeful gamification to the learning experience increases engagement and retention of information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

INSTANT FEEDBACK: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c When we see signs of progress, we feel smarter and stronger\u201d (Matera & Meehan, 2021, p. 48)<\/strong>. In my math classroom, we use Blooket almost daily to practice multiplication facts. Despite us reviewing this skill nearly each day, my students love checking their average at the end of the game to see if they are improving. Also, they love to compete with my other class to have the highest class average. Seeing their progress instantly was a true motivator to keep striving for better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PERSONALIZED LEARNING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gamification allows for students to receive personalized learning that is tailored to their needs. It takes the guesswork and constant testing and monitoring out of the learning experience by making learning personal and automated. Gamification allows for each learner to learn at their level and, at times, have choice in their learning experience. It also provided the instant feedback needed to encourage learners to keep going. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

TEACHES PERSERVERANCE <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaming teaching kids that failing is okay. It teaches perserverance and to keep going when your character dies. (Zichermann, 2014) Students learn that its okay to not make a goal and to keep pushing to make it to the end. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ENCOURAGES CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaming encourages creativity through choice, personalization, and choose your own activities, missions, and storylines. This quick decision-making skills, problem solving, and creativity skills transfer into the classroom and later into the career world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want to learn more about gamification and its benefits? Check this video<\/a> out. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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TCE Threshold Concepts to Gamification\/Gaming<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n