I have a different take on the 'gamification of education' (In many ways has already started'. Virtual simulation. Would you rather have open heart surgery from someone who did 500 hours of open heart surgical simulations? Or someone who studied from a book, and took a multiple choice exam, and barely passed? Because…
Not sure what country you live in, but this is very much already part of the UK education system. You gain marks by answering correctly, whether its Maths or History. New skill level = going from intermediate Maths to higher Maths, likewise with other subjects. From GCSE to A Level = Level Up. University = top of the game,…
But indeed Greevar, the Foldit project goes totally against the whole "instant gratification" idea, and also against the whole "lets put games in education" trend. No one told the guys behind the project to actually make it into a game ; rather, they worked on that problem for a while, realized that a 3D unfolding approach…
Yeah pior, I see where you're coming from now. There are actually two takes on gamification. One side is the shallow end with xp grinding, achievements, unlocks, etc... The other side has much more depth encouraging things like the challenge of overcoming difficult problems and community interaction/cooperation. Obviously…
Well, that's just your opinion. It really doesn't add anything to the topic. You don't like it, fine. You don't have to participate. I'm not going to twist your arm. I disagree. That's a very old frame of mind that doesn't hold up to reason. Teaching time management through deadlines is like throwing a novice swimmer in…
I've read and seen a few things about gamification of learning and it got me to think about some ways that may improve the effectiveness of education through adding game mechanics. This is just a fun mental exercise intended to generate ideas, so don't take it too seriously. Who knows, maybe this could be rolled into…
That's the most compelling argument against gamification I've heard so far. Well said. Perhaps adding game methods to the entire system is unwarranted, but I think applying it to the really boring part (the repetition, a.k.a. grinding) of learning something they want to learn could at least prevent students from giving up…