Education gamified

: “Is it possible to end poverty?”

Abstract

This paper aims to evaluate the impact that the introduction of gamified education might have on the poverty reduction through the consideration of value creation for students as well as if that value can be sustained over time. Based on the Gamification theoretical framework, it is identified the major benefits offered by the innovation and developed a model to evaluate the ability to improve academic performance. For that purpose, an online experiment was constructed and distributed through social networks. Subsequently, the results are introduced in a research model that is based on a casual chain that create a relationship between Gamification and Poverty reduction. The results did not confirm the creation of value by gamification of learning regarding the students. Nonetheless, they have shown that if Gamification is introduced with a reward system, it is able to help students improve their academic performance, and subsequently reduce poverty.

Date of Award	19 May 2016
Original language	English
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Susana Frazão Ferreira Fernandes Pinheiro (Supervisor)