Gamification and Player Profiles in Higher Education Professors

Autor/inn/en	Vergara, Diego; Gómez-Vallecillo, Ana Isabel; Fernández-Arias, Pablo; Antón-Sancho, Álvaro
Titel	Gamification and Player Profiles in Higher Education Professors
Quelle	In: International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 13 (2023) 1, (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Vergara, Diego) ORCID (Fernández-Arias, Pablo) ORCID (Antón-Sancho, Álvaro)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2155-6849
Schlagwörter	Gamification; Profiles; College Faculty; Predictor Variables; Game Based Learning; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Intellectual Disciplines; Latin America; Caribbean + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Fakultät; Prädiktor; Ausland; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geisteswissenschaften; Lateinamerika
Abstract	This paper conducts descriptive quantitative research of the player profile of a set of 808 university professors, and the player profiles that participants consider most suitable for learning when educational gamification is employed in higher education. It also studied the existence of influential variables in the chosen player profiles, including sociological (gender and age) and academic variables (area of knowledge). The results reveal that most professors are mostly explorers, followed by the socializers, and consider these player profiles as the most efficient for achieving learning objectives. There are no gaps based on sociological aspects or knowledge about gamification, but there are gaps based on area of knowledge. It is proposed that universities design training sessions for professors on educational gamification and further research on factors that influence the configuration of their player profile. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01