Exploring escape rooms as a game-based learning approach to promote student motivation

dc.contributor.advisorMoodley, Kimera
dc.contributor.coadvisorVan Wyk, Mari
dc.contributor.emailsnymanciska@icloud.comen_US
dc.contributor.postgraduateSnyman, Ciska
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-29T06:50:56Z
dc.date.available2023-11-29T06:50:56Z
dc.date.created2024-04
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionDissertation (MEd (Computer-Integrated Education))--University of Pretoria, 2023.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation offers the results of a completed master’s project that used a mixed- method approach within a pragmatic paradigm and an exploratory sequential mixed- method design. The study aimed to research and enhanced student motivation by deploying a virtual escape room with a game-based learning approach. With the growing importance of student motivation, particularly in the global pandemic and online learning context, the research sought to address the challenge of understanding and engaging Generation Z effectively through innovative teaching and learning approaches enabled by technology-supported learning environments, such as an escape room. The research intended to find trends and motivating elements leading to student motivation by conducting a case study focusing on a game-based virtual escape room. The researcher designed the escape room using an associated Microsoft Excel document containing the problems for the scenario. For the purpose of leaving the room, the terms “escape room” and “document” were used interchangeably. Following the game, the researcher collected data by administering a Qualtrics survey with 546 participants responding, and five participants were chosen for semi- structured interviews. Purposive, voluntary, and convenience sampling strategies were used to collect data. The survey data collected was downloaded as a Microsoft Excel file from Qualtrics and loaded onto SPSS to produce the tables and graphs. The semi-structured interviews were recorded via Blackboard Collaborate and transcribed using Otter.ai, and the transcriptions were organised into tables in Microsoft Word. This study’s findings add to the theoretical knowledge of student motivation by shedding light on the potential of a game-based learning approach to improve motivation. Furthermore, this study informs future learning and teaching possibilities by revealing motivational variables and tactics that can be used to improve educational experiences. This study contributes to the field of educational gaming and instructional design by investigating student motivation through the lens of a game-based learning strategy within a virtual escape room.en_US
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dc.description.degreeMEd (Computer-Integrated Education (CIE))en_US
dc.description.departmentScience, Mathematics and Technology Educationen_US
dc.description.facultyFaculty of Educationen_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-04: Quality Educationen_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-17: Partnerships for the goals
dc.identifier.citation*en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.25403/UPresearchdata.24625095en_US
dc.identifier.otherA2024en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/93518
dc.identifier.uriDOI: https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.24625095.v1
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
dc.rights© 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
dc.subjectUCTDen_US
dc.subjectGame-based learningen_US
dc.subjectStudent Motivationen_US
dc.subjectVirtual Escape roomen_US
dc.subjectARCS Motivational Modelen_US
dc.subjectGeneration Zen_US
dc.subject.otherEducation theses SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.otherEducation theses SDG-17
dc.subject.otherSDG-17: Partnerships for the goals
dc.subject.otherSustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
dc.subject.otherEducation theses SDG-04
dc.subject.otherEducation theses SDG-17
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality Education
dc.subject.otherSDG-17: Partnerships for the goals
dc.titleExploring escape rooms as a game-based learning approach to promote student motivationen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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