An exploratory study of student engagement in gamified online discussions

Computers and Education

Volumn 120, Issue , 2018, Pages 213-226

  Ding, Lu ^a   Er, Erkan ^a   Orey, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamification; Interviews; Online discussions; Student engagement

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); TEACHING;

EXPLORATORY STUDIES; GAMIFICATION; INTERVIEWS; ONLINE COURSE; ONLINE DISCUSSIONS; STUDENT ENGAGEMENT; TEACHING ASSISTANTS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 85042215952     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2018.02.007     Document Type: Article

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