Gamification of Education: A Review of Literature

Author

Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Qing Zeng
Venkata Rajasekhar Telaprolu
Abhishek Padmanabhuni Ayyappa
Brenda Eschenbrenner

Abstract

We synthesized the literature on gamification of education by conducting a review of the literature on gamification in the educational and learning context. Based on our review, we identified several game design elements that are used in education. These game design elements include points, levels/stages, badges, leaderboards, prizes, progress bars, storyline, and feedback. We provided examples from the literature to illustrate the application of gamification in the educational context. © 2014 Springer International Publishing.

Recommended Citation

Nah, F. F., Zeng, Q., Telaprolu, V. R., Ayyappa, A. P., & Eschenbrenner, B. (2014). Gamification of Education: A Review of Literature. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 8527 LNCS, pp. 401-409. Springer.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07293-7_39

Department(s)

Business and Information Technology

Keywords and Phrases

Education; Game design elements; Gamification; Learning

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

978-331907292-0

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1611-3349; 0302-9743

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2024 Springer, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2014