Gamification in assessment: Do points affect test performance?

Computers and Education

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 57-63

  Attali, Yigal ^a   Arieli Attali, Meirav ^a  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Engagement; Gamification; Performance

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; BASIC MATHEMATICS; COMPUTERIZED ASSESSMENTS; ENGAGEMENT; GAMIFICATION; MOTIVATION AND ENGAGEMENTS; PERFORMANCE; SPEED OF RESPONSE;

EDUCATION;

EID: 84920982699     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2014.12.012     Document Type: Article

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