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Games People Play – Creating a Framework for the Gamification of a Master’s Course in a Portuguese University

Year: 2015

Type: book

Abstract: Education, like many institutions in contemporary society, faces significant challenges to the completion of its mission. This is especially true of higher education, which is often expected to be and seen as a facilitator of social and cultural advancement. Gamification is a relatively new concept intending to use elements from video games in non-game applications. Education is therefore an area with high potential for application of this concept since it seeks to promote peoples motivation and engagement. The research in progress aims at creating a model for applying gamification in a course of Human Resources Management for Engineers, where testing and validating the results of that application can be possible. This paper presents the state of the art of gamification in higher education, as well as some guidelines and main features of a gamification framework to be applied in the course of a Masters in Engineering.

Source: Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT)

Authors: Helena Martins, Jorge Freire de Sousa

Language: English

Topic: Educational Games and Gamification

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

Funder: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Award: INESC TEC – INESC Tecnologia e Ciência

OpenAlex ID: W2283745949