Kahoot! as a Gamification Tool in Vocational Education: More Positive Attitude, Motivation and Less Anxiety in EFL

Merve Sercanoğlu Öden; Yusuf İslam Bolat; İdris Goksu

doi:10.18009/jcer.924882

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Kahoot! as a Gamification Tool in Vocational Education: More Positive Attitude, Motivation and Less Anxiety in EFL

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This study aims to reveal the effect of the gamified response system, Kahoot!, on attitude towards the EFL course, motivation and exam anxiety. For this purpose, an embedded mixed design, in which quantitative and qualitative methods used together, was preferred. The study group consist of 88 ninth grade vocational high school students. Before the experiment, attitude, motivation and exam anxiety scales were applied to the experimental and control groups as pre-test. At the end of the experiment process; attitude, motivation and exam anxiety scales were conducted as post-tests to the experimental and control groups. In addition, the views of randomly selected students from the experimental group on Kahoot! application was examined. The results revealed that Kahoot! significantly increased the attitude towards the EFL course. Kahoot! increased EFL learning motivation and decreased exam anxiety, but this was not significant. Finally, it was revealed that the students thought Kahoot! as funny.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kahoot, Gamification, EFL, Motivation, Anxiety

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Alan Eğitimleri

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Merve Sercanoğlu Öden
0000-0002-5065-2133
Türkiye

Yusuf İslam Bolat ^*
0000-0002-6120-3157
Türkiye

İdris Goksu
0000-0002-7120-6562
Türkiye

Yayımlanma Tarihi

21 Aralık 2021

Gönderilme Tarihi

21 Nisan 2021

Kabul Tarihi

27 Temmuz 2021

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2021 Cilt: 9 Sayı: 18

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.924882

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https://izlik.org/JA47JE27LX

APA

Sercanoğlu Öden, M., Bolat, Y. İ., & Goksu, İ. (2021). Kahoot! as a Gamification Tool in Vocational Education: More Positive Attitude, Motivation and Less Anxiety in EFL. Journal of Computer and Education Research, 9(18), 682-701. https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.924882

AMA

1.Sercanoğlu Öden M, Bolat Yİ, Goksu İ. Kahoot! as a Gamification Tool in Vocational Education: More Positive Attitude, Motivation and Less Anxiety in EFL. JCER. 2021;9(18):682-701. doi:10.18009/jcer.924882

Chicago

Sercanoğlu Öden, Merve, Yusuf İslam Bolat, ve İdris Goksu. 2021. “Kahoot! as a Gamification Tool in Vocational Education: More Positive Attitude, Motivation and Less Anxiety in EFL”. Journal of Computer and Education Research 9 (18): 682-701. https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.924882.

EndNote

Sercanoğlu Öden M, Bolat Yİ, Goksu İ (01 Aralık 2021) Kahoot! as a Gamification Tool in Vocational Education: More Positive Attitude, Motivation and Less Anxiety in EFL. Journal of Computer and Education Research 9 18 682–701.

IEEE

[1]M. Sercanoğlu Öden, Y. İ. Bolat, ve İ. Goksu, “Kahoot! as a Gamification Tool in Vocational Education: More Positive Attitude, Motivation and Less Anxiety in EFL”, JCER, c. 9, sy 18, ss. 682–701, Ara. 2021, doi: 10.18009/jcer.924882.

ISNAD

Sercanoğlu Öden, Merve - Bolat, Yusuf İslam - Goksu, İdris. “Kahoot! as a Gamification Tool in Vocational Education: More Positive Attitude, Motivation and Less Anxiety in EFL”. Journal of Computer and Education Research 9/18 (01 Aralık 2021): 682-701. https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.924882.

JAMA

1.Sercanoğlu Öden M, Bolat Yİ, Goksu İ. Kahoot! as a Gamification Tool in Vocational Education: More Positive Attitude, Motivation and Less Anxiety in EFL. JCER. 2021;9:682–701.

MLA

Sercanoğlu Öden, Merve, vd. “Kahoot! as a Gamification Tool in Vocational Education: More Positive Attitude, Motivation and Less Anxiety in EFL”. Journal of Computer and Education Research, c. 9, sy 18, Aralık 2021, ss. 682-01, doi:10.18009/jcer.924882.

Vancouver

1.Merve Sercanoğlu Öden, Yusuf İslam Bolat, İdris Goksu. Kahoot! as a Gamification Tool in Vocational Education: More Positive Attitude, Motivation and Less Anxiety in EFL. JCER. 01 Aralık 2021;9(18):682-701. doi:10.18009/jcer.924882

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Kahoot! as a Gamification Tool in Vocational Education: More Positive Attitude, Motivation and Less Anxiety in EFL

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Kahoot! as a Gamification Tool in Vocational Education: More Positive Attitude, Motivation and Less Anxiety in EFL

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