HIST 1402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Gamification, Game Players, Escalator
Document Summary
Educators across the country, from graduate schools to middle schools, are increasingly focusing on gaming methodology to turn learning into an interactive experience. Gamification uses game design elements in nongame contexts, but it should not be confused with a traditional game of any kind. More than other disruptive technologies, gamification has the potential to change content delivery systems in the classroom and create truly meaningful experiences for students. Nearly every school is challenged to motivate students and strengthen student engagement. Successful student engagement is the foundation for learning and includes the learning process, the subject matter, the purpose of study, and additional social and cultural factors. Gamification attempts to harness the motivational power of games and apply it to real- world problems. Game players regularly exhibit persistence, risk-taking, attention to detail, and problem-solving, all behaviors that ideally would be regularly demonstrated in school (lee 7).