Gamifying mathematics education through Kahoot: Fostering motivation and achievement in the classroom

IF 4.7 3区材料科学 Q1 ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ACS Applied Electronic Materials Pub Date : 2024-05-20 DOI:10.58459/rptel.2025.20010

Adeeb M Jarrah, Yousef Wardat, Patricia Fidalgo, Nagla Ali

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This study investigates the usefulness of integrating the Kahoot application as an instructional tool to boost motivation and academic achievement among 10th-grade mathematics students in Abu Dhabi Emirate Schools. A sample of 60 10th-grade students was deliberately selected and randomly assigned to either an experimental group (30 students) instructed with Kahoot, or a control group (30 students) taught using traditional methods. A quasi-experimental approach was selected for this study to investigate a cause-and-effect relationship between the utilization of Kahoot in mathematical education and its impact on student motivation and academic achievement. A comprehensive statistical analysis, specifically employing an independent samples t-test for the motivation scale and a one-way ANCOVA for academic performance, revealed statistically significant differences favouring the experimental group. These results signify that Kahoot integration holds promise in positively influencing motivation and academic achievement for 10th-grade mathematics students in Abu Dhabi Emirate Schools. This research underscores the potential of Kahoot as a valuable educational tool, offering insights for educators and policymakers seeking to enhance student motivation and achievement through technology-integrated instruction.

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通过 Kahoot 将数学教育游戏化：在课堂上培养积极性和成就感

本研究调查了将 Kahoot 应用程序作为一种教学工具，对阿布扎比酋长国学校十年级数学学生提高学习动机和学业成绩的作用。我们特意挑选了 60 名十年级学生作为样本，并将他们随机分配到使用 Kahoot 教学的实验组（30 名学生）或使用传统方法教学的对照组（30 名学生）。本研究选择了一种准实验方法，以调查 Kahoot 在数学教育中的应用与其对学生学习动机和学业成绩的影响之间的因果关系。通过全面的统计分析，特别是对学习动机量表进行独立样本 t 检验和对学习成绩进行单因素方差分析，发现实验组在统计上有显著差异。这些结果表明，Kahoot 整合有望对阿布扎比酋长国学校十年级数学学生的学习动机和学业成绩产生积极影响。这项研究强调了 Kahoot 作为一种有价值的教育工具的潜力，为教育工作者和政策制定者通过技术整合教学提高学生学习动机和学习成绩提供了启示。

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ACS Applied Electronic Materials Multiple-

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期刊介绍： ACS Applied Electronic Materials is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research covering all aspects of electronic materials. The journal is devoted to reports of new and original experimental and theoretical research of an applied nature that integrate knowledge in the areas of materials science, engineering, optics, physics, and chemistry into important applications of electronic materials. Sample research topics that span the journal's scope are inorganic, organic, ionic and polymeric materials with properties that include conducting, semiconducting, superconducting, insulating, dielectric, magnetic, optoelectronic, piezoelectric, ferroelectric and thermoelectric. Indexed/Abstracted： Web of Science SCIE Scopus CAS INSPEC Portico