(105)GAMIFYING THE CLASSROOM: AN EXAMPLE WITH THE TV-GAME “WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?”

摘要

Face-to-face teaching in higher education needs some evolution in order to accommodate the newgeneration of students, the so-called “digital natives”. The old-fashioned master class way ofinstruction has led to worrying levels of demotivation not only in learners but also in teachers. The useof active learning techniques allow students to participate in their cognitive process enhancing theirengagement and thereby their motivation. The use of gamification in the classroom is one of the activelearning techniques that can contribute in this regard. As an example, an application has beendeveloped inspired in the TV show contest “who wants to be a millionaire?”. When applying this gamein the classroom, the teacher becomes “the presenter” whereas one or several students turn into “thecontestant”. The rest of the people perform as the “audience”. Once the contestant is placed in the“hot seat”, the presenter asks questions related with recent class lesson subjects. The contestant hasseveral lifelines that allow the audience to participate actively in the session. Several incentives andrewards are offered to students as the contestant progresses in the challenge. With this game, anattractive different way of studying stimulation is offered to the students. The enjoyment and theinherent competition among students derived from the game, encourage people to study at homebefore “the contest” and improve their willingness to pay attention to the class explanations. Moreover,teachers would appreciate the increase of implication and participation of the students. Therefore, itcan be asserted that the introduction of this technique could impact positively in students' andteachers' motivation and engagement.