The higher the score, the higher the learning outcome? Heterogeneous impacts of leaderboards and choice within educational videogames

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Highlights：

• Investigation of the impact of standard discrepancy on learning.

• We demonstrate motivational effects of choice within educational videogames.

• We show functions of leaderboards as a feedback mechanism or competitive element.

• Stronger integration of the individual learning experience is proposed.

摘要

•Investigation of the impact of standard discrepancy on learning.•We demonstrate motivational effects of choice within educational videogames.•We show functions of leaderboards as a feedback mechanism or competitive element.•Stronger integration of the individual learning experience is proposed.

论文关键词：Competition,Choice,Educational videogames,Feedback intervention,Leaderboards

论文评审过程：Received 29 April 2016, Revised 1 June 2016, Accepted 27 August 2016, Available online 9 September 2016, Version of Record 9 September 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.08.042