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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Educ.
Sec. Digital Education
Volume 9 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2024.1429452

Validating the Impact of Gamified Technology-Enhanced Learning Environments on Motivation and Academic Performance: Enhancing TELEs with Digital Badges

Provisionally accepted
JIEJIN LUO JIEJIN LUO *
  • Osaka University, Suita, Japan

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    This research focuses on validating the impact of gamified technology-enhanced learning environments (TELEs) on motivation and academic performance. The study aims to categorize and design digital badges based on game mechanics and to evaluate the effects of two distinct types of digital badges on learning outcomes. The research involved 95 university students learning classical Japanese grammar. The findings reveal that digital badges significantly enhance learners' intrinsic motivation, positively affecting all five dimensions of intrinsic motivation, while their impact on extrinsic motivation was found to be minimal. Additionally, when comparing the two categories of digital badges, no significant differences in effectiveness were observed. The primary interest of this paper lies in exploring the design and efficacy of digital badges within technology-enhanced learning environments, contributing valuable insights into how these elements can enhance student engagement and learning outcomes.

    Keywords: Gamification 1, technology-enhanced learning environments 2, motivation 3, digital badges 4, academic performance 5

    Received: 08 May 2024; Accepted: 30 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 LUO. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: JIEJIN LUO, Osaka University, Suita, Japan

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