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Expression of engagement in gamified study course
Type of publication
Straipsnis konferencijos medžiagoje kitoje duomenų bazėje / Article in conference proceedings in other databases (P1c)
Title
Expression of engagement in gamified study course
Date Issued
2018
Extent
p. 5-23
Is part of
Social transformations in contemporary society : proceedings of annual international conference for young researchers. Vilnius : Mykolo Romerio universitetas, 2018, t. 6.
Description
CC BY-NC
Field of Science
Abstract
Purpose – To explore expression forms of engagement during gamified study course. Design/methodology/approach – The qualitative study was being conducted in order to find out how engagement is being expressed among the students in university during one semester of gamified study course. The data were collected in two group interviews and one set of individual interviews. Interviews were conducted after second, third, and fifth month of the semester. Data were analyzed using thematic qualitative analysis approach. Finding – Study has shown that engagement in gamified study subject manifested itself in long term and short term forms of expression. Data analysis have shown that engagement is expressed in six forms: participation, rush, flow, emotional engagement, cognitive engagement, and agentic engagement. It is different from motivation that was influenced by three factors: extrinsic rewards, intrinsic satisfaction, and lack of motivation. Research limitations/implications – The results of this study have shown that engagement is context sensitive. Since the research is done in exploratory nature the conclusions cannot be generalized. Ability to feel engaged is strongly dependent from personal characteristics of a student. Moreover, the external factors like relationships among group members as well as role of an educator might have significant result on student engagement in gamified study subject. Research results allow to connect two concepts of engagement. In educational sciences engagement is understood as a long term phenomenon while in game studies it is explained as temporal experience. Applying gamification in university study subject allows to explore what temporal features of engagement does transfer to long term engagement. Research results are also significant in trying to find consensus between two competing approaches towards engagement phenomenon in educational sciences and game studies. Practical implications – By revealing how engagement is being experienced in gamified study subject it is possible to better understand how different gamification techniques and mechanics lead to motivational outcomes. Also, not all forms of engagement might be desirable in educational context. The results of the study allows broader understanding about the functioning of gamification mechanics which could lead to improved gamified systems used for educational purposes. Originality/Value – The study takes an original approach in exploring expression of engagement in two overlapping disciplines - educational sciences and game studies. There are very few studies which use qualitative methods for deeper understanding of engagement in gamified learning environments.
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Type of document
type::text::conference output::conference proceedings::conference paper
ISSN (of the container)
2345-0126
eLABa
31930749
Coverage Spatial
Lietuva / Lithuania (LT)
Language
Anglų / English (en)
Bibliographic Details
87
Access Rights
Atviroji prieiga / Open Access
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