The Effect of Gamification Activities on Students' Academic Achievements in Social Studies Course, Attitudes towards the Course and Cooperative Learning Skills

Year 2020, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 1 - 15, 19.02.2020

Özgen Korkmaz , Çilem Öztürk

https://doi.org/10.17275/per.20.1.7.1

Cited By: 16

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the
effects of educational games on students' academic achievement, attitudes
towards the course and cooperative learning skills. Semi-experimental research
design with pretest posttest control group was used. The study group consisted
of 60 students at 5th grade secondary school. In this process, the topics
identified were reinforced by educational games in experimental group and
control group were strengthened by traditional methods for 6 weeks. Research
data were collected by using Social Studies Course Attitude Scale (Cronbach
Alpha=0.61), Cooperative Learning Scale (α=0.80) and Social Studies Course
Academic Achievement Scale (kr-20=0.78). The mean, standard deviation, and
Anova analyses were performed As a result: Social Studies Education reinforced
by gamification contributes significantly more to students ' attitudes towards
social studies course than traditional method. However, it was determined that
it did not contribute significantly to the benefit factor. Social studies
education, which is reinforced by educational games, contributes significantly
more to students ' cooperative learning skills than the traditional method.
Social studies education, which is reinforced by educational games, contributes
significantly more to students ' academic achievement towards social studies
course than the traditional method.

Keywords

Gamification, social studies teaching, cooperative learning, attitude, playing game

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