Gamification in Education -A Student Engagement

This research aims to explore how positive player and gaming environments induced through gamified experiences may positively impact learners’ experiences in higher education through gamification; specifically through positive player and game-like environments created through gamified experiences will positively influence students’ overall engagement in the formal educational process and academic performance. The impact of gamification on increasing student engagement (through elements such as point systems, badges, rankings, rewards, and challenges) is affirmed by this study through the use of secondary research and data from management student surveys conducted as part of this research. The findings indicate evidence of a significant increase in student academic engagement resulting from the application of gamified experiences; therefore, supporting the positive impact of interactive learning and classroom activities. As a result, this research confirms that using gamification in current-day colleges and universities can provide a major educational benefit to students by enhancing their overall levels of motivational factors used in their respective learning processes. The extent to which gamification design influences students’ engagement is also dependent on three factors. The first is the frequency of gamification use; the second is the variety of gamification used; and finally, the logic/effectiveness of using gamification in general. In a research study involving 500 international students from 8 different countries, results indicated that students were more engaged after incorporating gamification into their studies (30% Improvement in engagement) and had better knowledge retention (25% improvement from gamification). Regression analyses revealed that the students who used gamification performed better than those who did not use gamification (β= 0.15 – 0.30).Behavioral .when using gamification, students display greater engagement than versus when th