Gamification vs. Game-Based Learning: What's the Difference?

Have you ever heard about gamification and game-based learning and wondered what the difference is between them? foundry10 Senior Researcher Travis Windleharth can share a little more about that.

This video highlights what ongoing research is saying about the benefits of game-based learning as an education tool, when research shows it is most effective, and when it is not, leaving viewers with a few key definitions and a simple framework for thinking about this.

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Explore other research on gamification and game-based learning below.

Gamification
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• The Gamification of Learning: a Meta-analysis [Educational Psychology Review]
https://link.springer.com/article/10....

• The Impact of Gamification in Educational Settings on Student Learning Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis, Educational Technology Research and Development [Educational Technology Research and Development]
https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1266144

• Gamification and Learning Performance: A Systematic Review of the Literature
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... [11th European Conference on Games Based Learning]

• The Role of Gamified Learning Strategies in Student's Motivation in High School and Higher Education: A Systematic Review [Heliyon]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Game-Based Learning
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• Foundations of Game-Based Learning [Educational Psychologist]
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/...

• Applying Game-Based Learning in Primary Education: a Systematic Review of Journal Publications from 2010 to 2020 [Interactive Learning Environments]
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1...

• A Systematic Literature Review of Games-Based Learning Empirical Evidence in Primary Education [ScienceDirect]
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

• A Systematic Review of Mobile Game-Based Learning in STEM Education [Educational Technology Research and Development]
https://link.springer.com/article/10....

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