Gamification

Hello guys! Today I will try to give some information about gamification. Gamification in education ir gamification in learning is sometimes described using other terms: gameful thinking, game principles for education, motivation design, engagement design etc. It is different from game based learning in that it doesn't involve students making their own games or playing commercially-made video games. It operates under the assumption that the kind if engagement that gamers experience with games cab be translated to an educational context towards the goals of facilitating learning and influencing student behavior. Since gamers voluntarily spend countless hours playing games and problem solving, researchers and educators have been exploring ways to harness videogames' power for motivation and apply it to the classroom.

Game Elements

Gasification in learning involves incorporating game elements to motivate learners. Some of these elements are:

1. Narrative
2. Immediate feedback
3. Fun
4. Scaffolding learning with challenges that increase
5. Social connection
6. Player control

A classroom  that contains some or all of these elements can be considered a gamified classroom. The best combinations, the ones that create sustained engagement, consider the unique needs if the learners and do more than just use points and levels to motivate players. The most effective gamification systems make use of other elements such as narrative and connection with fellow players/learners to really capture the learners' interests. 

Gamification in education offers many possible benefits:

1. Students feel ownership over their learning
2. More relaxed atmosphere in regard to failure, since learners can simply try again
3. More fun in the classroom
4. Learning becomes visible through progress indicators
5. Students may uncover intrinsic motivation for learning
6. Students can explore different identities through different avatars/characters
7. Students often are more comfortable in gaming environments

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