A Gamified Instant Perspective Comparison System to Facilitate Online Discussion Effectiveness

Autor/inn/en	Chen, Chih-Ming; Chen, Pei-Chun
Titel	A Gamified Instant Perspective Comparison System to Facilitate Online Discussion Effectiveness
Quelle	In: British Journal of Educational Technology, 54 (2023) 3, S.790-811 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chen, Chih-Ming)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0007-1013
DOI	10.1111/bjet.13295
Schlagwörter	Game Based Learning; Computer Mediated Communication; Comparative Analysis; Foreign Countries; Learning Activities; Peer Relationship; Group Discussion; Instructional Effectiveness; Computer Assisted Instruction; Incentives; Student Motivation; Undergraduate Students; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computerkonferenz; Ausland; Lernaktivität; Peer-Beziehungen; Gruppendiskussion; Unterrichtserfolg; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Anreiz; Schulische Motivation
Abstract	Online discussion is one of the frequently used learning activities in an e-learning process. Learners can exchange opinions and thoughts with their peers through online discussion, stimulate their different viewpoints on the discussion topics, and enhance the learning effectiveness of e-learning. However, most learners mainly take an effort on posting discussion content but easily ignore reading and understanding the contents of peers' discussions, thus reducing the discussion effectiveness. The purpose of this study is to develop an Instant Perspective Comparison System with a Gamified Incentive Mechanism (IPCS-GIM) to promote learners' discussion awareness and motivation, thereby effectively enhancing their discussion participation, motivation, and effectiveness. A true-experimental design was conducted in this research to examine the research questions. A total of 38 university students in Taiwan were randomly assigned to the experimental group using the IPCS-GIM to assist online discussion and the control group using an instant perspective comparison system without a gamified incentive mechanism (IPCS-NGIM) to assist online discussion to examine their difference in discussion effectiveness, participation, and motivation on a social-scientific issue (SSI). The analytical results show that compared to the IPCS-NGIM, the IPCS-GIM could not only significantly enhance learners' discussion effectiveness in overall discussion effectiveness, complexity, and multiple perspectives, but also significantly enhance learners' discussion participation and motivation. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01