Gamification in Education: A Board Game Approach to Knowledge Acquisition

Taspinar, Bahar; Schmidt, Werner; Schuhbauer, Heidi

doi:10.1016/j.procs.2016.09.104

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“…Each game we reviewed brought its own strengths and pitfalls in the context of teaching evolution; although none were perfect, all offered different insights into biological processes (Table 2). Overall, board games present an interactive and fun experience for many types of curricula (Sardone and Devlin-Scherer 2016;Taspinar et al 2016). We hope our evaluations can be a resource for instructors teaching many aspects of ecology and evolution.…”

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“…Overall, board games present an interactive and fun experience for many types of curricula (Sardone and Devlin‐Scherer ; Taspinar et al. ). We hope our evaluations can be a resource for instructors teaching many aspects of ecology and evolution.…”

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“…More importantly, game design elements such as hints, quizzes, direction information, and geocaching (e.g., finding treasure using geographic information) can be utilized for visitors to access systematic information about attractions. In this regard, some studies have demonstrated that the function of real-time feedback allows users to recognize their progress and gain information in a timely manner, which, in turn, can facilitate the level of knowledge gain about evaluative places or attractions [19,52].…”

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The Effect of Gamification on Psychological and Behavioral Outcomes: Implications for Cruise Tourism Destinations

Lee

2019

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The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the effect of gamification on tourist psychological outcome and knowledge gain in the context of cultural heritage sites, which are popular cruise tourism destinations. A comprehensive literature review revealed the critical role of gamification in facilitating psychological (enjoyment, flow experience, and loyalty) and behavioral outcomes (knowledge gain) at cultural heritage sites. Using a field experiment, this study employed a gamified app as a manipulation. A total of 342 gamified app users (n = 165) or non-users (n = 177) were selected by stratified random sampling method from among college students majoring in tourism and cruise management in South Korea. After screening the data, a Hayes' PROCESS modeling technique was mainly utilized to test the proposed hypotheses based on 331 cases. The results showed that gamification had a strong influence on knowledge gain about cultural heritage attractions. On the other hand, gamification had negative effects on enjoyment and flow experience. More importantly, gamification had a negative indirect effect on loyalty toward cultural heritage attractions. These findings imply the usefulness of gamified apps to convey memorable and real-time information and knowledge to users in cultural heritage sites.

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“…As well as offering a social experience, the incorporation of games into the lives of children and adults alike offers an opportunity for learning (Taspinar, Schmidt, & Schuhbauer, 2016). Games that fall into the "edutainment" category support the shift in teaching from a listen-and-learn style to active learners methodology (Garris, Ahlers, & Driskell, 2003), with evidence of implementation of both digital and physical components or role playing games for learning in higher education (Lean, Moizer, Towler, & Abbey, 2006).…”

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From treetops to tabletops: a preliminary investigation of how plants are represented in popular modern board games

Friedersdorff

Benjamin

Hay

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Plants People Planet

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Societal Impact Statement Plants have been elements in games throughout history. In an era where “digital pushback” is becoming more common, the impressions that representations of plants in board games have on an audience is not to be overlooked. By acknowledging the importance, beauty and history of the botanic world and its considerable impact on the daily lives of human beings connected to it, modern board games may offer an entertainment route towards awareness as well as an educational resource to challenge plant blindness. Summary Plant blindness is the inability to appreciate plants in one's own environment, in the biosphere as a whole and their relationship to human affairs. Here, we discuss a community of interests in which we suggest that an appreciation of plants is vital for success: namely the world of modern board gaming. We present a classification system for the presentation of plants in the 500 most popular modern board games, where games are categorised based on their complexity, and representation and portrayal of plants. This initial mapping exercise defines a potential scope for the future analysis of how modern board games may offer a novel and interactive entertainment mechanism to challenge plant blindness and a framework for future analysis work in this area.

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Gamification in Education: A Board Game Approach to Knowledge Acquisition

Cited by 85 publications

References 8 publications

Gaming natural selection: Using board games as simulations to teach evolution

Gaming natural selection: Using board games as simulations to teach evolution

The Effect of Gamification on Psychological and Behavioral Outcomes: Implications for Cruise Tourism Destinations

From treetops to tabletops: a preliminary investigation of how plants are represented in popular modern board games

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