Year: 2018
Type: other
Abstract: Games are not the same as gamification.Games-based learning "is simply learning through games" while gamification is "the application of game-like mechanics to non-game entities to encourage a specific behavior."Teach Thought Staff, "The Difference between Gamification and Game-Based Learning," Teach Thought, November 24, 2015, https://www.teachthought.com/learning/difference-gamification-game-based-learning/. 2 More studies of game-based learning pertain to K-12 education than higher education. 3"OER Commons & Open Education," OER Commons, https://www.oercommons.org/about. 4"Search Results," OER Commons, https://www.oercommons.org/browse?batch_size=20&sort_by=title&view_mode=summary&f.material_types=ga me&f.sublevel=community-college-lower-division&f.sublevel=college
Author: Amy H Chen
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2895588923