The Effect of Gamification Mechanics on User Experiences of AdventureLEARN: A Self-Driven Learning Platform

Structured curriculum in domain-specific knowledge and personal development of graduate attributes are both important components of tertiary education. Prior gamification research in tertiary education has mostly evaluated gamification as a system and largely in structured curriculum-based learning...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings of the ACM on human-computer interaction 2023-09, Vol.7 (CHI PLAY), p.1091-1114, Article 416
Hauptverfasser: Tan, Chek Tien, Devilly, Oran Zane, Lim, Sok Mui, Divo, Bavani, Kok, Xiao-Feng Kenan, Jasin, Jamil, Seaw, Ker Boon, Htein, Lin Aung
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Zusammenfassung:Structured curriculum in domain-specific knowledge and personal development of graduate attributes are both important components of tertiary education. Prior gamification research in tertiary education has mostly evaluated gamification as a system and largely in structured curriculum-based learning environments. There is insufficient understanding as to how different gamification mechanics affect learning experiences in self-driven personal development areas outside of the structured curriculum. We present a study with 20 tertiary students over seven days with AdventureLEARN, a gamified online platform to engage students in a self-driven journey of continuous personal development alongside their curriculum work. Through an analysis of data collected from experience sampling and focus group discussions, we found that, amongst other findings, gamification mechanics that were meticulously contextualized to specific platform features afforded the most positive experiences across various dimensions, leading to our main insight highlighting the importance of maintaining a co-development process between individual gamification mechanics and platform features.
ISSN:2573-0142
2573-0142
DOI:10.1145/3611062