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What is Gamification?

• the use of gaming principles in order to get students involved, engaged, and excited about learning.

• Learning that is facilitated through the use of a game

• Students playing videos games during class for the fun of it

• I do not know

Check all of the characteristics of Gamification

• Adding game-inspired elements to your course

• promotes critical thinking and problem-solving skills

• typically incorporates badges, awards, and achievements

• The learning comes from playing the game

What is game-based learning?

• the use of gaming principles in order to get students involved, engaged, and excited about learning

• allowing students to play videos games in class

• options 1 and 4

• Learning that is facilitated through the use of a game

Check all of the characteristics of game-based learning

• Using games to meet learning outcomes

• can be accomplished with digital and non-digital games

• can provide students with choice in the learning path

• promotes critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Gamification can be found in our __________________.

These schools have curriculum built around game-based learning

• The Playmakers School

• Quest to Learn

• MineCraftEDU

• None of these options

The rationale behind game-based learning skills is a collaboration with others and learn by doing, leading educational researchers have discovered that games allow for some of the richest learning experiences, etc.

• True

• False

People that oppose gamifying the classroom feel that...

• games do not teach students and the data can easily be translated for standardized test data

• Games do a better job of teaching students than teachers do and are taking over jobs

• Teachers are not doing enough teaching. Instead, they are allowing students to play way too many video games

• There are no people that oppose gamifying the classroom

Students feel ownership over their learning, a more relaxed atmosphere in regard to failure, since learners can simply try again, and learning becomes visible through progress indicators are all benefits of gamification

• True

• False

Game-based learning and gamification are the same types of learning and the titles can be used interchangeably

• True

• False