{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4211175127","doi":"https://doi.org/10.28945/4917","title":"Effect of Gamification on the Motivation of Computer Programming Students","display_name":"Effect of Gamification on the Motivation of Computer Programming Students","publication_year":2022,"publication_date":"2022-01-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4211175127","doi":"https://doi.org/10.28945/4917"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.28945/4917","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.28945/4917","pdf_url":"http://www.jite.org/documents/Vol21/JITE-Rv21p001-023Cely7902.pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S11358226","display_name":"Journal of Information Technology Education Research","issn_l":"1539-3585","issn":["1539-3585","1547-9706","1547-9714"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310315806","host_organization_name":"Informing Science Institute","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310315806"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Informing Science Institute"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Information Technology Education: Research","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"diamond","oa_url":"http://www.jite.org/documents/Vol21/JITE-Rv21p001-023Cely7902.pdf","any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5034672908","display_name":"Karen D. Cuervo-Cely","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I36243813","display_name":"Universidad Nacional de Colombia","ror":"https://ror.org/059yx9a68","country_code":"CO","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I36243813"]}],"countries":["CO"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Karen D Cuervo-Cely","raw_affiliation_strings":["Universidad Nacional de Colombia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Universidad Nacional de Colombia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I36243813"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5014729135","display_name":"Felipe Restrepo\u2010Calle","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4226-1324"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I36243813","display_name":"Universidad Nacional de Colombia","ror":"https://ror.org/059yx9a68","country_code":"CO","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I36243813"]}],"countries":["CO"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Felipe Restrepo-Calle","raw_affiliation_strings":["Universidad Nacional de Colombia"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4226-1324","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Universidad Nacional de Colombia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I36243813"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5061368563","display_name":"Jhon Jairo Ram\u00edrez Echeverry","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6499-1785"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I36243813","display_name":"Universidad Nacional de Colombia","ror":"https://ror.org/059yx9a68","country_code":"CO","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I36243813"]}],"countries":["CO"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jhon J Ram\u00edrez-Echeverry","raw_affiliation_strings":["Universidad Nacional de Colombia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Universidad Nacional de Colombia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I36243813"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":3,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5014729135"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I36243813"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":6.3772,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":25,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.96743199,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":98,"max":99},"biblio":{"volume":"21","issue":null,"first_page":"001","last_page":"023"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10731","display_name":"Educational Games and Gamification","score":0.9914000034332275,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3204","display_name":"Developmental and Educational Psychology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/32","display_name":"Psychology"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10731","display_name":"Educational Games and Gamification","score":0.9914000034332275,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3204","display_name":"Developmental and Educational Psychology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/32","display_name":"Psychology"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14246","display_name":"E-Learning and Knowledge Management","score":0.9534000158309937,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1706","display_name":"Computer Science Applications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11122","display_name":"Online Learning and Analytics","score":0.9376000165939331,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1706","display_name":"Computer Science Applications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/construct","display_name":"Construct (python library)","score":0.6848577260971069},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/intrinsic-motivation","display_name":"Intrinsic motivation","score":0.5893381237983704},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematics-education","display_name":"Mathematics education","score":0.5640578866004944},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.4684132933616638},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/psychology","display_name":"Psychology","score":0.4679013192653656},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-programming","display_name":"Computer programming","score":0.4330984950065613},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/empirical-research","display_name":"Empirical research","score":0.41345566511154175},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/social-psychology","display_name":"Social psychology","score":0.13494324684143066}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780801425","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5164392","display_name":"Construct (python library)","level":2,"score":0.6848577260971069},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2985564149","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q644302","display_name":"Intrinsic motivation","level":2,"score":0.5893381237983704},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C145420912","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q853077","display_name":"Mathematics education","level":1,"score":0.5640578866004944},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.4684132933616638},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.4679013192653656},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33857546","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80006","display_name":"Computer programming","level":2,"score":0.4330984950065613},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120936955","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2155640","display_name":"Empirical research","level":2,"score":0.41345566511154175},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C77805123","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161272","display_name":"Social psychology","level":1,"score":0.13494324684143066},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199360897","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9143","display_name":"Programming language","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138885662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891","display_name":"Philosophy","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111472728","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9471","display_name":"Epistemology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.28945/4917","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.28945/4917","pdf_url":"http://www.jite.org/documents/Vol21/JITE-Rv21p001-023Cely7902.pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S11358226","display_name":"Journal of Information Technology Education Research","issn_l":"1539-3585","issn":["1539-3585","1547-9706","1547-9714"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310315806","host_organization_name":"Informing Science Institute","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310315806"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Informing Science Institute"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Information Technology Education: Research","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.28945/4917","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.28945/4917","pdf_url":"http://www.jite.org/documents/Vol21/JITE-Rv21p001-023Cely7902.pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S11358226","display_name":"Journal of Information Technology Education Research","issn_l":"1539-3585","issn":["1539-3585","1547-9706","1547-9714"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310315806","host_organization_name":"Informing Science Institute","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310315806"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Informing Science Institute"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Information Technology Education: Research","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"score":0.7300000190734863,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/4","display_name":"Quality Education"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":true,"grobid_xml":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W4211175127.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W4211175127.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":35,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W636341350","https://openalex.org/W1676635983","https://openalex.org/W2078911586","https://openalex.org/W2106760415","https://openalex.org/W2218402385","https://openalex.org/W2347058615","https://openalex.org/W2547134104","https://openalex.org/W2617425278","https://openalex.org/W2624461997","https://openalex.org/W2727092133","https://openalex.org/W2734902752","https://openalex.org/W2743095902","https://openalex.org/W2755045282","https://openalex.org/W2788724879","https://openalex.org/W2794225572","https://openalex.org/W2802108425","https://openalex.org/W2804724858","https://openalex.org/W2809857212","https://openalex.org/W2810764715","https://openalex.org/W2887010451","https://openalex.org/W2890184031","https://openalex.org/W2897616367","https://openalex.org/W2915517260","https://openalex.org/W2920476795","https://openalex.org/W2921561132","https://openalex.org/W2922417596","https://openalex.org/W2994734009","https://openalex.org/W3011053460","https://openalex.org/W3020540778","https://openalex.org/W3045625914","https://openalex.org/W3090048926","https://openalex.org/W3211146700","https://openalex.org/W4238558485","https://openalex.org/W6911856700","https://openalex.org/W7017114229"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2899084033","https://openalex.org/W2748952813","https://openalex.org/W1987329417","https://openalex.org/W2205066891","https://openalex.org/W2351571780","https://openalex.org/W2027582145","https://openalex.org/W1969324738","https://openalex.org/W2226804841","https://openalex.org/W2071253394","https://openalex.org/W2054011850"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Aim/Purpose:":[0],"The":[1,23,217,271,292,311,338,422,488,559],"purpose":[2],"of":[3,11,18,25,51,62,67,125,156,185,206,214,223,264,284,306,335,370,384,399,401,415,432,459,474,476,499,561,589,601,616,618,632,642,696,702,718,731],"this":[4,105,250,275,493,562,654,683],"research":[5,276,563,687],"is":[6,39,43,92,108,452,552,705],"to":[7,58,110,120,133,159,199,226,234,281,290,295,331,358,367,381,393,406,511,521,531,576,598,610,623,639,647,673,676,692,708],"examine":[8],"the":[9,15,37,49,60,68,80,97,123,154,175,183,186,195,201,207,238,282,297,304,316,320,323,328,332,342,349,362,368,371,385,395,412,430,436,442,445,457,472,500,533,550,573,577,583,587,593,602,612,629,640,643,678,694,716],"effect":[10,283,351],"computer-assisted":[12,176,285,423,566,719],"gamification":[13,74,126,286,300,424,504,538,567,648,697,720],"on":[14,96,127,237,287,507,557,721],"learning":[16,33,118,396,409,613,626],"motivation":[17,66,132,225,289,305,510],"computer":[19,26,116,160,307,460,590,650],"programming":[20,27,117,161,308,461,508,651],"students.":[21,309],"Background:":[22],"teaching-learning":[24,437],"involves":[28],"challenges":[29,518],"that":[30,47,299,319,365,454,468,503,565,688],"imply":[31],"using":[32,53,465],"environments":[34,52,119,540],"in":[35,56,75,86,101,115,146,249,253,303,322,411,417,456,479,492,519,539,572,586,628,634,649,653,663,682,685],"which":[36,147],"student":[38,215],"actively":[40],"involved.":[41],"Gamification":[42],"an":[44,157,191,664],"innovative":[45,483],"approach":[46,394,611],"allows":[48],"creation":[50],"game-related":[54],"elements":[55],"order":[57],"increase":[59,571],"levels":[61,329],"participation,":[63],"engagement,":[64],"and":[65,143,167,211,232,257,345,403,440,464,470,482,523,546,620,657],"participants.":[69],"Several":[70],"studies":[71,114,548],"have":[72,506],"integrated":[73,152],"academic":[76,726],"contexts,":[77],"where":[78,194,541,549],"generally":[79,447],"qualitative":[81,346],"results":[82,99,293,313,339,490,534,560],"show":[83],"remarkable":[84],"effects":[85,272,298,502,645,695,717],"different":[87,102],"aspects":[88,128,334,723],"analyzed;":[89],"however,":[90],"there":[91,514,542],"still":[93,516],"no":[94],"consensus":[95],"quantitative":[98,312,350],"presented":[100],"investigations.":[103],"For":[104],"reason,":[106],"it":[107],"necessary":[109,707],"conduct":[111],"more":[112,544,711],"empirical":[113,278,489],"better":[121,404,497,621],"understand":[122,522],"impact":[124,551],"such":[129,724],"as":[130,174,449,725],"students\u2019":[131,224,288,509],"learn.":[134,227,291,512],"Methodology:":[135],"A":[136],"quasi-experimental":[137,714],"mixed":[138],"explanatory":[139],"study":[140,386,494,603,684],"was":[141,151,230],"designed":[142],"carried":[144,680],"out":[145,681],"a":[148,164,168,212,265,426,480,496,569,699],"gamified":[149,177,466],"tool":[150],"into":[153,182],"methodology":[155],"Intro-duction":[158],"course.":[162,187],"Through":[163],"literature":[165],"review":[166],"comparative":[169],"analysis,":[170],"we":[171,189],"selected":[172,261],"CodeGym":[173],"environment":[178],"suitable":[179],"for":[180,243,420,486],"integration":[181],"activities":[184,387,604],"Subsequently,":[188],"proposed":[190,374,585],"educational":[192],"intervention":[193,679],"instruments":[196],"were":[197],"applied":[198],"characterize":[200],"motivational":[202,333,360],"construct":[203],"by":[204,262,341,429,536],"means":[205,263],"self-report":[208],"questionnaire":[209,219],"MSLQ-Colombia":[210,218,317],"survey":[213,343],"opinion.":[216],"characterizes":[220],"distinctive":[221],"features":[222],"This":[228],"instrument":[229],"adapted":[231],"validated":[233],"Spanish":[235],"based":[236],"original":[239],"MSLQ":[240],"(Motivated":[241],"Strategies":[242],"Learning":[244],"Questionnaire).":[245],"Forty-eight":[246],"students":[247,321,431,478,658],"participated":[248],"study,":[251],"distributed":[252],"two":[254],"control":[255],"groups":[256],"one":[258],"experimental":[259,324,712],"group":[260,325],"non-probabilistic":[266],"convenience":[267],"sampling":[268],"technique.":[269],"Contribution:":[270],"reported":[273,491],"through":[274,315,710],"provide":[277],"evidence":[279],"related":[280,330,357,575,646],"contribute":[294,638],"understanding":[296,498,641],"can":[301,505,659],"generate":[302],"Findings:":[310],"obtained":[314,340,535],"showed":[318,564],"significantly":[326],"increased":[327],"Task":[336],"Valuation.":[337],"(quantitative":[344],"data)":[347],"confirmed":[348],"found":[352],"and,":[353],"additionally,":[354],"generated":[355,425,568],"inputs":[356],"other":[359,722],"aspects:":[361],"participants":[363,545,594],"expressed":[364],"due":[366],"development":[369],"practical":[372],"exercises":[373],"with":[375],"CodeGym,":[376],"they":[377],"felt":[378,595],"authentic":[379,596],"desires":[380,597],"learn":[382,599],"(Orientation":[383,600],"towards":[388,444,582,605],"Intrinsic":[389,606],"Goals),":[390,607],"greater":[391,608],"self-confidence":[392,609],"tasks":[397,614],"(Beliefs":[398,615],"Control":[400,617],"Learning),":[402,619],"expectations":[405,622],"achieve":[407,624],"their":[408,477,625],"goals":[410,627],"subject":[413,588,630],"(Expectations":[414,631],"Self-Efficacy":[416,633],"Learning).":[418,635],"Recommendations":[419],"Practitioners:":[421],"good":[427],"reception":[428],"Computer":[433],"Programming,":[434],"making":[435],"process":[438],"pleasant":[439],"favoring":[441],"interest":[443],"topics":[446,584],"considered":[448],"challenging.":[450],"It":[451,527,669,704],"recommended":[453],"teachers":[455,656],"area":[458],"continue":[462],"adopting":[463],"tools":[467],"support":[469],"facilitate":[471],"appropriation":[473],"knowledge":[475],"dynamic":[481],"way.":[484,666],"Recommendation":[485],"Researchers:":[487],"allow":[495,690],"real":[501,644],"However,":[513],"are":[515,543],"great":[517],"trying":[520],"generalize":[524],"these":[525,661],"findings.":[526],"would":[528,670,689],"be":[529,671,674],"interesting":[530,672],"deepen":[532],"integrating":[537],"longitudinal":[547,686],"analyzed":[553],"over":[554,698],"time.":[555,703],"Impact":[556],"Society:":[558],"significant":[570],"ratings":[574],"interest,":[578],"importance,":[579],"or":[580,713],"liking":[581],"programming.":[591],"Additionally,":[592],"All":[636],"mentioned":[637],"because":[652],"way":[655],"appropriate":[660],"methodologies":[662],"informed":[665],"Future":[667],"Research:":[668],"able":[675],"replicate":[677],"us":[691],"know":[693],"long":[700],"period":[701],"also":[706],"understand,":[709],"studies,":[715],"performance,":[727],"learning,":[728],"active":[729],"participation":[730],"students,":[732],"among":[733],"others.":[734]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":10},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":7},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":6}],"updated_date":"2025-11-06T03:46:38.306776","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}