The Use of Gamification in Education: A Bibliometric and Text Mining Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Martí-Parreño, J.; Méndez-Ibáñez, E.; Alonso-Arroyo, A.
Titel	The Use of Gamification in Education: A Bibliometric and Text Mining Analysis
Quelle	In: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 32 (2016) 6, S.663-676 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0266-4909
DOI	10.1111/jcal.12161
Schlagwörter	Educational Games; Bibliometrics; Data Collection; Data Analysis; State of the Art Reviews; Social Networks; Educational Research; Educational Trends; Instructional Effectiveness; Adoption (Ideas); Learner Engagement; Interpersonal Relationship; Active Learning; Learning Motivation; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational game; Lernspiel; Bibliometrie; Data capture; Datensammlung; Auswertung; Entwicklungsstand; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Bildungsentwicklung; Unterrichtserfolg; Ideas; Ideenfindung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Aktives Lernen; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation
Abstract	The use of games in education represents a promising tool to motivate and engage students in their learning process. Most of previous research on the topic has focused to develop theoretical frameworks or to conduct experiments as a means to analyse learning outcomes such as knowledge retention, problem-solving skills gains or attitudes toward game-based learning. Nevertheless, little research has focused on providing a comprehensive literature review, which will help researchers to better understand how this stream of research has evolved over the last years. In this study, we use a bibliometric, social network and text mining analysis in order to provide useful up-to-date information to picture the state of the art about current research and evolution of the topic. Analysis on a sample of 139 articles published in top journals over the last 5 years (2010-2014) allowed identifying relevant authors and institutions, key constructs and themes involved, and trends of knowledge development. Main findings suggest an increasing academic interest on the topic over the last 5 years and a wide variety of constructs that were clustered in four main themes that we named: (i) "effectiveness," (ii) "acceptance," (iii) "engagement" and (iv) "social interactions." Future research lines are also addressed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01