Examining the use of Kahoot to support digital game-based formative assessments in UAE higher education

Minton, Maxine; Bligh, Brett

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“…In other words, the learners appreciated the atmosphere that resembled a game. This result adds to past research that suggests Kahoot increases learning enjoyment [18,23]. Second, when it comes to Kahoot's efficacy, the students' opinions were in line with those stated in a literature review, which claimed that Kahoot enhances language and concept acquisition in a competitive, game-like setting by stimulating learning.…”

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Kahoot: A game‐based web tool to assess motivation, engagement fun, and learning outcomes among engineers

Lashari,

Fiayaz,

Lashari

et al. 2023

Comp Applic In Engineering

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It can be very difficult and demanding to keep students interested and motivated to learn difficult concepts and ideas; this is especially true if the task seems difficult and unique to the students. The digital generation enjoys using mobile applications. The study's goal was to encourage instructors to use digital assessment tools and approaches to enhance students' psychological abilities, such as motivation, enjoyment, and performance in learning. The study used the educational technology application Kahoot for formative assessment. The main objective is to determine how the use of the online game “Kahoot” affects the students' motivation, enjoyment, engagement, concentration, and learning outcome, which is a supplement to traditional teacher‐centered learning. Quantitative research was carried out, volunteered participants were divided into two groups: Kahoot (n = 32) and paper‐based (n = 32), and were given lectures on a particular topic in mechanics for a specific period. Lately, quiz was conducted in groups; the participants in the Kahoot groups gave the test on Kahoot mobile application, while the student in the paper‐based group traditionally gave the quiz, data was collected from the participants in both groups using a Likert‐scale questionnaire to determine their perceptions of participants on the above‐stated themes. Then, the mean, standard deviation, z‐test and t‐test were used to determine the perceptions in both groups. The findings from the study ultimately agreed to the hypothesis that effective learning, motivation, engagement, and fun were all in the Kahoot‐based group compared to the paper‐based group with a statistically significant difference.

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Kahoot: A game‐based web tool to assess motivation, engagement fun, and learning outcomes among engineers

Lashari,

Fiayaz,

Lashari

et al. 2023

Comp Applic In Engineering

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“…The study holds theoretical significance by contributing to the existing literature on e-learning and emphasizing the potential of the Kahoot application in enhancing student motivation and academic achievement. Additionally, it presents a model for effectively utilizing Kahoot in educational settings (Alawadhi & Abu-Ayyash, 2021;Minton & Bligh, 2021). As the first study within the UAE Ministry of Education, it adds valuable expertise to the region's educational technology and e-learning field.…”

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Gamifying mathematics education through Kahoot: Fostering motivation and achievement in the classroom

Jarrah,

Wardat,

Fidalgo

et al. 2024

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This study investigates the usefulness of integrating the Kahoot application as an instructional tool to boost motivation and academic achievement among 10th-grade mathematics students in Abu Dhabi Emirate Schools. A sample of 60 10th-grade students was deliberately selected and randomly assigned to either an experimental group (30 students) instructed with Kahoot, or a control group (30 students) taught using traditional methods. A quasi-experimental approach was selected for this study to investigate a cause-and-effect relationship between the utilization of Kahoot in mathematical education and its impact on student motivation and academic achievement. A comprehensive statistical analysis, specifically employing an independent samples t-test for the motivation scale and a one-way ANCOVA for academic performance, revealed statistically significant differences favouring the experimental group. These results signify that Kahoot integration holds promise in positively influencing motivation and academic achievement for 10th-grade mathematics students in Abu Dhabi Emirate Schools. This research underscores the potential of Kahoot as a valuable educational tool, offering insights for educators and policymakers seeking to enhance student motivation and achievement through technology-integrated instruction.

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“…Studies analyzing Kahoot! effects on learning through motivation mainly use surveys, interviews, or other qualitative tools (Cárdenas-Moncada et al, 2020;Esteves et al, 2018;Minton…”

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“…& Bligh, 2021;Plump & LaRosa, 2017;Yapıcı & Karakoyun, 2017).3 Objectives and hypothesesIn accordance with all of the above, we set out in this paper to analyze the impact that the use of Kahoot! has had on the performance of students in the university environment and, specifically, in the subject of Financial Accounting in the Faculty of Economics and Business.…”

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Kahoot! and its effect on financial accounting marks at the university

2023

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New technologies have led to digital educational tools to improve learning. Game-Based Learning makes it possible to test whether there is a positive impact on official grades. We have collected the scores of the Kahoot! games, the marks of the continuous assessment, the final exam, and the final mark of the subject, to create an ad-hoc database. Finally, we have analyzed a database consisting of 392 marks of higher students from the first semester of the 2018/2019 academic year. We have calculated a correlation matrix, tested a hypothesis for differences in mean paired samples, and proposed three regression models to obtain that there is a positive influence of the games on the official marks. Therefore, Kahoot! is a didactic tool that improves students’ learning and is reflected in their official marks.

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Examining the use of Kahoot to support digital game-based formative assessments in UAE higher education

Cited by 10 publications

References 36 publications

Kahoot: A game‐based web tool to assess motivation, engagement fun, and learning outcomes among engineers

Kahoot: A game‐based web tool to assess motivation, engagement fun, and learning outcomes among engineers

Gamifying mathematics education through Kahoot: Fostering motivation and achievement in the classroom

Kahoot! and its effect on financial accounting marks at the university

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