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Educational Gamification: Challenges to Overcome and to Enjoy

Authors : J. Tuomas Harviainen, Mikko Meriläinen

Published in: Neo-Simulation and Gaming Toward Active Learning

Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore

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This paper presents a critical viewpoint on educational gamification, an understudied field filled with hyperbole and hollow sales pitches, as well as solid research. By reviewing existing research in the context of Landers’ theory of gamified learning, it discusses three underlying, important elements that need to be taken into account: engagement, challenge, and reflection, as well as the interconnections between them. As a result, it suggests ways for more efficient deployment of gamification for educational purposes.

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Title: Educational Gamification: Challenges to Overcome and to Enjoy
Authors: J. Tuomas Harviainen
Mikko Meriläinen
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Book: Neo-Simulation and Gaming Toward Active Learning
Print ISBN: 978-981-13-8038-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-13-8039-6

Copyright Year: 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8039-6_51

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