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> Would be interesting to see if they perform better, and the impact of gamifying education. Education was gamified decades ago. You get points for attendance,
by saraid216 14y ago
> Would be interesting to see if they perform better, and the impact of gamifying education.
Education was gamified decades ago. You get points for attendance, points for participation, points for correct answers, penalties for getting questions wrong, grades for overall evaluation, etc., etc.
It starts in kindergarden, with gold stars for doing classroom chores. You can pretty much read anything by Alfie Kohn to get a laundry list of gamification techniques, whether or not you agree with him.
- SamuelMulder 14y agoIf anything, I'd say the education system is over "gamified" in the way that farmville is gamified. Everyone is trying to game the system, teach to the test, optimize for exit exams, etc. Dragon Box brings the important concept of the game actually being fun back.