Gamification of an Entire Introductory Organic Chemistry Course: A Strategy to Enhance the Students’ Engagement

We designed the current gamification strategy for an undergraduate introductory organic chemistry course to enhance the student engagement. We implemented it in two classes from the Pharmacy and Chemistry courses using several gaming elements: attendance, punctuality, game-based applications, board...

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Published in:Journal of chemical education 2022-02, Vol.99 (2), p.678-687
Main Authors: da Silva Júnior, José Nunes, Castro, Guilherme de Lima, Melo Leite Junior, Antonio José, Monteiro, André Jalles, Alexandre, Francisco Serra Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemistry
College students
Educational Games
Game Based Learning
Gamification
Introductory Courses
Motivation
Organic Chemistry
Pharmacy
Rewards
Science Achievement
Scores
Strategy
Student Attitudes
Student Motivation
Students
Teaching methods
Undergraduate Students
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Summary:We designed the current gamification strategy for an undergraduate introductory organic chemistry course to enhance the student engagement. We implemented it in two classes from the Pharmacy and Chemistry courses using several gaming elements: attendance, punctuality, game-based applications, board games, knowledge tournament, video classes, and group tasks to increase student motivation and achievement. All of the gaming elements guaranteed points to students in a leaderboard. At the end of the semester, a reward system compensated students with additional scores to their final average, badges, and gifts. Finally, the students evaluated the gamification, and the results obtained were quite positive.
ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00766