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Games, Motivation & Learning with QuizletBo YangInstructional Support SpecialistWoodbridge Campus

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It’s not that people can’t learn, it’s just that they don’t want to learn.

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Games and Motivation

Games and intrinsic motivation intrinsic (internal causes) extrinsic (external causes)

intrinsic motivation is more effective than extrinsic.

Games, by definition and design, rely on intrinsic, not extrinsic motivation. Psychologically it places the learner at the center of the action and progress depends on intrinsic drivers.

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Games and Motivation

Games and autonomy compulsory Voluntary

Learners must feel that they are choosing to learn, even if that choice is illusory

The advantage of games is that it is mostly a voluntary choice. Personal control and autonomy accelerate learning

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Games and Motivation

Games and self-confidence

Self-confidence or self-esteem is a powerful motivational factor in determining whether an individual will persevere when faced with obstacles

Games deal with this issue by building confidence through scaled design.

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Games and Motivation

Games and goals motivation comes from the anticipation of the outcomes of

an action and the value you place on those outcomes.

Goals give direction and incentives to persist until those goals are reached.

Games, of course, are packed with goals, strategic and tactical.

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Games and Motivation Games and challenge

Success in overcoming challenges increases one’s sense of achievement and self-esteem or self-belief.

Games and feedback You need to know how well you are doing as you move towards your

goal. the learner needs to have control of their learning through open

structures, combined with highly participatory content and formative feedback.

Games and social incentives Social approval or disapproval by people who matter to you also

matters in motivation

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What is Quizlet?

Quizlet is a free website providing learning tools for students, including flashcards, study and game modes.

It was created by high school sophomore Andrew Sutherland in 2005 and now contains over 30 million study sets. 

All of the material is user-generated.

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What you can do with Quizlet?

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Find a Set

Find over 30 million user-generated flashcard sets

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Create a Set

Create your own set from scratch, import data, auto-define

Add images by uploading your own or search online

Add audio from 18 languages

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Learn a Set

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Study with Friends

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For Teacher