The Effects of Competition in Gamified Online Discussions on Learners’ Behavioral and Cognitive Engagement

• In Event: LED- Gamified Online Learning

Short Description

This study is centered on the context of gamified online discussions. In specific, we examined whether competitions through leaderboards influenced learners' behavioral and cognitive engagement in online discussion activities. The number of posts and points earned were used to measure behavioral engagement, while the quality of written responses was used to measure cognitive engagement.

Authors

• Contributor: Taufik Ikhsan Slamet, Indiana University Bloomington

• Contributor: Thomas Brush, Indiana University

• Contributor: Kyungbin Kwon, Indiana University