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Gamification and SQL
<span title="2020-12-31">2020</span>
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Gamification, defined as the integration of game elements into non-gaming environments, is a promising approach to increase student engagement, motivation and performance in Computer Science and Software Engineering education. This viewpoint encouraged the creation of QueryCompetition, a web system that allows students to practice SQL in a competitive environment. Our goal was to obtain empirical evidence on how such gamifying elements as challenges, points and leaderboards, integrated into
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... yCompetition, affect student performance, motivation and user experience. We carried out a quasi-experimental study with two groups in a Database course. One group used a gamified version of QueryCompetition having access to points and leaderboards while the other used a non-gamified version with no access to the above mentioned elements. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected through tests and a survey. The results showed that there was a statistically significant improvement in student performance in the gamified group as compared to the non-gamified group. In addition, a higher motivation was observed in the gamified group. The empirical evidence presented in this paper supports the claim that inclusion of challenges, points and leaderboards together with the competitive nature of QueryCompetition impacts positively on student performance and motivation to practice SQL.
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