Contents contributed and discussions participated by April H.
Grading with Experience Points (XP) - 4 views
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Using an experience point system instead of a grading system. While the numbers are similar, the execution is different. Students start with 0 points and work their way up in an XP system, rewarding knowledge and skills gained. This is different from a typical grading system, which assumes you have an A at the beginning and removes points for every failure. Two totally different ways at looking at how to quantify student learning.
Gamification in Education: What, How, Why Bother? by Joey J. Lee, Jessica Hammer - 4 views
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"Today's schools face major problems around student motivation and engagement. Gamification, or the incorporation of game elements into non-game settings, provides an opportunity to help schools solve these difficult problems. However, if gamification is to be of use to schools, we must better understand what gamification is, how it functions, and why it might be useful. This article addresses all three questions - what, how, and why bother? - while exploring both the potential benefits and pitfalls of gamification."
Game Learning | An Ethical Island - 1 views
Gamification in Education - 1 views
Project: A single chapter becomes a game - 9 views
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Not only is this clever, it uses a few game principles/mechanics in such a way that it binds the elements of language learning, interest, and engagement together. Are you using any videos outside of class time? Are students handing in physical papers or are they using Moodle/LMS for additional engagement?
From Game Design Elements to Gamefulness: Defining Gamification - 2 views
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"Thus, in this paper we investigate "gamification" and the historical origins of the term in relation to precursors and similar concepts. It is suggested that "gamified" applications provide insight into novel, gameful phenomena complementary to playful phenomena. Based on our research, we propose a definition of "gamification" as the use of game design elements in non-game contexts.