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I came here to make this point as well... Education _is_ gamified. While some seem to think that changing the scoring/reward system is the key to moving forwar
by bherms 15y ago
I came here to make this point as well... Education _is_ gamified. While some seem to think that changing the scoring/reward system is the key to moving forward, I think the gamification itself is the problem with education (to a degree). It's far easier to say "did you answer this the way I wanted you to? If so, here's your A (or badge, or points) and you win," than to actually make sure people care about and grok the info they're meant to. I can memorize a formula to pass a test, but I may not know jack-shit about how and why the formula is applied to get the answer. That is a problem that is much harder to solve in education and I'm not sure it will ever be solved except by those that can inspire kids to see the beauty in the subjects they love.
- ttt_ 15y agoI don't think being scored in school and game scores are that much alike. In games, a bad score can be re-tried usually as many times as it takes for you to be satisfied with it. You're not at a loss as long as you take the time to re-do them until a good score is earned. On the other, in school, usually, your bad score sticks. That's it for you. Better luck next time or you might fail the entire year. Retrying in school takes an entire year of your life, you have to re-do even the things that you got right. It's quite punitive. That's without mentioning social aspects of it (peer view, self-esteem, etc). Also, there's a big difference between scores and game reward system. Game rewards (nowadays) are designed for addiction. Rewards begin plenty and often, then are made scarcer and occasional. Not any school system can beat that behavioral craving.