Studying student differentiation in gamified education: A long-term study

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Highlights:

• We differentiated students by their daily performance gains using cluster analysis.

• We assessed student engagement with a validated instrument in one year.

• Different student types were found, with diverse performance and engagement levels.

• The course was considered more motivating, interesting and easier to learn from.

• We analyzed the main factors that determined the success of our gamified course.

摘要

•We differentiated students by their daily performance gains using cluster analysis.•We assessed student engagement with a validated instrument in one year.•Different student types were found, with diverse performance and engagement levels.•The course was considered more motivating, interesting and easier to learn from.•We analyzed the main factors that determined the success of our gamified course.

论文关键词:Gamification,Engagement,Gamified learning,Student types,Cluster analysis,Student performance

论文评审过程:Received 28 July 2014, Revised 2 August 2016, Accepted 31 August 2016, Available online 6 October 2016, Version of Record 22 March 2017.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.08.049