Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
مجله پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Med J Islam Repub Iran
Medical Sciences
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
2
journal2
1016-1430
2251-6840
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10.18869/mjiri
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8888
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jalali
1401
11
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gregorian
2023
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37
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online
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fulltext
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Underpinning Learning Theories of Medical Educational Games: A Scoping Review
Medical Education
Medical Education
Review Article
Review Article
<span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-style:italic"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal">Background: </span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal">Gamification is the process of game thinking and game mechanics to attract learners and solve problems. It is a unique growing phenomenon in education and training programs. Educational games, by application of game design and game elements in learning environments, motivate students to learn and improve the teaching and learning process. Herein, this scoping review presents an overview of the theoretical underpinnings of gamification that is crucial in understanding the theoretical pillar of successful educational games.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal"> <b>Methods:</b> This scoping review follows Arksey and O’Malley’s stages of scoping review. In this review, the gamification in medical education articles that implicitly or explicitly presented underpinning learning theories of gamification in medical education was retrieved. So, keywords such as gamification, learning theories, higher education, and medical education were searched in Scopus, PubMed, WEB OF SCIENCE, EMBASE, ERIC, and Cochrane Library from 1998 to March 2019.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal"> <b>Results:</b> The search indicated 5416 articles which were narrowed down by title and abstract relatedness. 464 articles entered the second phase of the study and after reviewing their full text, finally, 10 articles which were explicitly and implicitly reported the underpinning learning theories remained. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal"> <b>Conclusion:</b> Gamification is a strategy using game design techniques for non-game experiences for more effective learning and provides a more attractive environment for teaching and learning. Designing gamification based on learning theories (behavioral, cognitive, and constructivist), makes them more efficient, and the application of learning theories in designing gamification is recommended.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
Gamification, Learning Theories, Higher Education, Medical Education
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http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-5415-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Shoaleh
Bigdeli
bigdeli.sh@iums.ac.ir
200319475328460076550
200319475328460076550
No
Center for Educational Research in Medical Sciences (CERMS), Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Zohreh
Hosseinzadeh
hosseinzadeh.z@iums.ac.ir
200319475328460076551
200319475328460076551
Yes
Center for Educational Research in Medical Sciences (CERMS), Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran
Afsaneh
Dehnad
afsanehdehnad@gmail.com
200319475328460076552
200319475328460076552
No
Center for Educational Research in Medical Sciences (CERMS), Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, & Department of English Language, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Zohreh
Sohrabi
zo_sohrabi@yahoo.com
200319475328460076553
200319475328460076553
No
Center for Educational Research in Medical Sciences (CERMS), Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Maryam
Aalaa
aalaamaryam@gmail.com
200319475328460076554
200319475328460076554
No
Department of e-Learning in Medical Education, Center of Excellence for e-Learning in Medical Education, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Fariba
Haghani
fariba.haghani@gmail.com
200319475328460076555
200319475328460076555
No
Educational Development Center, Medical Education Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Rasha
Atlasi
rashaatlasi@gmail.com
200319475328460076556
200319475328460076556
No
Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran