Technology as gamification means in mathematics learning

[EN] Discrete Mathematics is a highly complex university subject. His classes are taught in a traditional way, so in many cases they do not motivate students. This study develops dynamics of gamification to promote a better learning of Discrete Mathematics, in the same way, it seeks to influence the...

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Autores: García-Hernández, Alién, González-Ramírez, Teresa
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
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Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Higher Education
Learning
Educational systems
Teaching
Mathematics
Gamification
Academic performance
Engagement
Educational technology
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spelling Technology as gamification means in mathematics learningGarcía-Hernández, AliénGonzález-Ramírez, TeresaHigher EducationLearningEducational systemsTeachingMathematicsGamificationAcademic performanceEngagementEducational technology[EN] Discrete Mathematics is a highly complex university subject. His classes are taught in a traditional way, so in many cases they do not motivate students. This study develops dynamics of gamification to promote a better learning of Discrete Mathematics, in the same way, it seeks to influence the engagement of students in this university subject. 178 students participate in this quasi-experiment (90 in the control group and 88 in the experimental group). The pretest and posttest data of the academic performance and engagement of the experimental group and the control group display that, in terms of progress, the experimental group showed significant progress compared with the control group. The study is concluded by raising the possibility of applying other games and game dynamics that promote a greater variety of gamified activities. In this sense, it is proposed to investigate the effects of the use of games in mobile application format on both engagement and academic performance in Discrete Mathematics.Editorial Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaRepositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet20212021-07-26book parthttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_3248VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPartapplication/pdfhttps://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/172823reponame:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valénciainstname:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Reconocimiento - No comercial - Sin obra derivada (by-nc-nd) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riunet.upv.es:10251/1728232026-06-13T07:49:27Z
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title Technology as gamification means in mathematics learning
spellingShingle Technology as gamification means in mathematics learning
García-Hernández, Alién
Higher Education
Learning
Educational systems
Teaching
Mathematics
Gamification
Academic performance
Engagement
Educational technology
title_short Technology as gamification means in mathematics learning
title_full Technology as gamification means in mathematics learning
title_fullStr Technology as gamification means in mathematics learning
title_full_unstemmed Technology as gamification means in mathematics learning
title_sort Technology as gamification means in mathematics learning
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv García-Hernández, Alién
González-Ramírez, Teresa
author García-Hernández, Alién
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González-Ramírez, Teresa
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author2 González-Ramírez, Teresa
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Higher Education
Learning
Educational systems
Teaching
Mathematics
Gamification
Academic performance
Engagement
Educational technology
topic Higher Education
Learning
Educational systems
Teaching
Mathematics
Gamification
Academic performance
Engagement
Educational technology
description [EN] Discrete Mathematics is a highly complex university subject. His classes are taught in a traditional way, so in many cases they do not motivate students. This study develops dynamics of gamification to promote a better learning of Discrete Mathematics, in the same way, it seeks to influence the engagement of students in this university subject. 178 students participate in this quasi-experiment (90 in the control group and 88 in the experimental group). The pretest and posttest data of the academic performance and engagement of the experimental group and the control group display that, in terms of progress, the experimental group showed significant progress compared with the control group. The study is concluded by raising the possibility of applying other games and game dynamics that promote a greater variety of gamified activities. In this sense, it is proposed to investigate the effects of the use of games in mobile application format on both engagement and academic performance in Discrete Mathematics.
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