Gamification on Instagram: Nursing students' degree of satisfaction with and perception of learning in an educational game.

Background: Gamification has been shown to lead to greater motivation and participation among students. Currently, many teachers use social networks to share supplementary course materials and student work, but they have not incorporated gamified educational activities into social networking sites....

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Autores: Rosa Castillo, Antonio, García Pañella, Oscar, Maestre González, Elena, Pulpón Segura, Anna M., Roselló Novella, Alba , Solà Pola, Montserrat
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/213507
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/213507
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ludificació
Educació superior
Ensenyament de la infermeria
Gamification
Higher education
Nursing education
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Sumario:Background: Gamification has been shown to lead to greater motivation and participation among students. Currently, many teachers use social networks to share supplementary course materials and student work, but they have not incorporated gamified educational activities into social networking sites. Objective: To determine nursing students' satisfaction with an Instagram-based educational game and their perceptions of its effects on their learning. Design: We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive, observational study. Participants: First-year nursing students in the subject "Dietetics and Nutrition". Results: Of the total sample, 71.7 % agreed that gamification had helped them assimilate the content. Between 66 % and 70 % agreed that the experience had motivated them to keep up with the subject and learn more about the topic, that it had helped them to better understand certain concepts of the subject, that they would recommend the experience to other students, and that they enjoyed the experience of playing a game while learning. 71.7 % of them were in favour of increased use of gamification in other subjects. Conclusions: The use of an Instagram-based educational game as a complement to in-class teaching was useful, enjoyable, and motivating for the acquisition of new knowledge.