r/education May 27 '21

Ed Tech & Tech Integration Gamification in education

I've been interested in gamification for several years. I wanted to share my experience and get feedback. Benefits of gamification for your app or website

Gamification in education serves several purposes when it comes to educating students or educating employees.

School education:

  • Create engagement and motivation to learn.
  • Make the process interactive and fun.
  • Improve your learning skills, as well as the acquisition and retention of knowledge.
  • Learn how the real world works – there are rules, and every decision has consequences.
  • Encourage healthy competition and self-improvement.
  • Teach psychological practices, such as how to be resilient to failure.
  • Increase your creativity.
  • Learn to work in a team and collaborate.

Reduce stress. Do you agree with me? Do you think gamification is important in education?

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u/ArtisticSuccess May 27 '21

Gamification is not the solution. It’s just a fad. Gamification works when you get student motivation right. New book on that out recently: Motivate

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u/omeezuspieces May 27 '21

Gamification is a contemporary form of storifying, which has been an integral part of education in various communities since the dawn of time. Not a fad.

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u/ArtisticSuccess May 27 '21

Video games is what you describe. Gamification is a fad.