Gamifying education: a practical example in Chemical Engineering

Abstract

Nowadays, e-learning is living with the standard lectures, assuming a more significant role in compensating for the difficulties of the pandemic. Numerous pedagogical methodologies can be easily implemented in high education and promote students motivation and interest in learning. This work analyses a practical example of gamification on the university, taking into account the effect of Kahoot! application of the percentage of students who succeed in a specific topic and its motivation for the following topics. Our results suggest a positive effect of gamification implementing up to 25-30 % more students succeed in the topic under evaluation. However, during the subsequent years, the changes in the lifestyle of study also play a role in students’ performance. It is necessary to evaluate practical cases as presented here to understand better the use of these technics in high education, especially in technical subjects described in this work.