Gamification—For Learning, Retention, And Motivation

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00:09:31 Gabe Zicherman, author of Gamification by Design

00:09:45 Essential Elements of Gamification and How to Apply Them to Your Own Learning Routines

00:10:13 Goals and Rewards

00:15:37 Problem-Solving

00:20:06 Feedback and Fun

00:26:09 Chapter Takeaways

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• Gamification has become increasingly popular as it is proven to be an effective approach to learning by enhancing motivation, engagement, retention, and performance. By incorporating game elements into lectures, students are motivated to engage with course materials more deeply and understand/retain information better.

• Gamification uses game principles like goals and quests to help people learn better. For example, you can create a quest for yourself to master a course by studying three hours each day until the exam date.

• To make things easier, you can map out the entire chunk of time you have available between your starting and end points, and break down every topic into smaller chunks. You can set up rewards for yourself if you complete your daily tasks on time. The more you use gamification techniques in order to study, the more confident and motivated you will feel about passing your exam.

• When we think of quests in games, we often associate them with getting a new high score or beating a boss, but these concepts can be applied to something like studying for an exam too. Rules in video games teach valuable lessons in problem-solving and planning that can be applied to any real-life situation.

• Begin by viewing yourself as a survivor tackling tasks, solving puzzles, opening doors to secret lairs, and finding goals. As you gamify your situation, the primary impediment to achieving your goal becomes the challenge as you try to discover a way around it to go on.

• Points, leaderboards, badges, and awards can be used for positive feedback. For completing little but significant tasks that help you reach your larger objective, points may be given. Badges are an excellent approach to provide yourself with immediate feedback.

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