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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Mar
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-7941
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Games, Gaming, and Gamification: Some Aspects of Motivation
Hanson-Smith, Elizabeth
TESOL Journal, v7 n1 p227-232 Mar 2016
Unsupported claims have been made for the use of games in education and the gamification (game-like aspects, such as scores and point goals) of various learning elements. This brief article examines what may be the motivational basis of gaming and how it can affect students' behavior and ultimate success.
Descriptors: Educational Games, Teaching Methods, Student Behavior, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Scores, Learning Motivation
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