Gamification

GAMIFICATION IN

THE CLASSROOM

IT'S TIME TO GET GAMIFICATION

GOING!

01

Are your students

unmotivated in class?

02

Are they distracted

and not paying

attention?

03

Are they falling

behind in maths?

Gamification

is

the

application

of

“game-elements” to non-game activities. It

can also be defined as a set of activities

and processes to solve problems using

game elements.

Gamification

Game-based

learning(GBL)

is

the

addition of an actual game as part of the

learning process. Students can make a

game on their own or use a commercially,

e.g Trivial, Quizzers, Minecraft, Brain Age,

LittleBigPlanet etc.

Game-based learning

EXAMPLES OF GAME

ELEMENTS

• Rewards

• Points system

• Progress bar

• Levels

• Challenges

• Missions

BENEFITS OF

GAMIFICATION

IN THE

CLASSROOM

Increased

Motivation

Communication

and teamwork

Improves

academic

performance

Boosts

creativity

Better personal

performance

More

fun &

engagement

Comfortable

learning

environment

Soft skills development

Some Gamification

Tools

Kahoot: a game-based learning website that allows teachers and students to create, explore, and play a wide variety of educational games.

Pros:

-        Students don´t have to login/register, simply introducing a pin code they can paly;

-        Various types of questions and answers (though the free version is a bit limited);

-        You can add images and videos;

-        Can be hosted live in class (Teach mode) or assigned as self-paced challenges that students can play at their own pace (Assign mode);

-        You can access statistics and insights on students’ performance and identify learning difficulties

Kahoot