Open AccessStrengthening Motivation in the Mathematical Engineering Teaching Processes – A Proposal from Gamification and Game-Based Learning
Author(s) -
Sergio Zabala-Vargas,
Lewis H. García-Mora,
Edgar Arciniegas-Hernández,
Jerson Ivan Reina-Medrano,
Bárbara Luisa de Benito Crosetti,
Antònia Darder Mesquida
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of emerging technologies in learning/international journal: emerging technologies in learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.454
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1868-8799
pISSN - 1863-0383
DOI - 10.3991/ijet.v16i06.16163
Subject(s) - relevance (law) , game based learning , dropout (neural networks) , mathematics education , motivation to learn , intrinsic motivation , computer science , educational game , test (biology) , psychology , intervention (counseling) , social psychology , ecology , machine learning , psychiatry , political science , law , biology
Gamification and game-based learning (GBL) has been widely implemented in educational processes, mainly in elementary education; it has been applied less frequently in university education. The objective was to test the effect of game-mediated teaching strategies on mathematics teaching in first-year engineering students. A quantitative study was done within the framework of a design-based research. Eighty-one (81) students participated in the research, all from the Dif-ferential Calculus course. Twelve (12) didactic units were designed. The instru-ment used was the Synthesized Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (SIMMS), adapted to record the categories of Attention, Relevance, Confidence and Satisfaction (Keller's motivational model). A significant contribution of the pedagogical strategy and the different categories of motivation was verified, whereas the significance between collaboration and motivation was also evident (intervention 2). Finally, the strategy can provide preliminary evidences in reduc-ing dropout. In conclusion, game-based learning can be used to strengthen educa-tional processes in engineering.