Title: Education of preschool and elementary teachers on the use of adaptive gamification in science education

Authors: Alkinoos-Ioannis Zourmpakis; Stamatios Papadakis; Michail Kalogiannakis

Addresses: Department of Preschool Education, Faculty of Education, University of Crete, Rethymno, Crete, Greece ' Department of Preschool Education, Faculty of Education, University of Crete, Rethymno, Crete, Greece ' Department of Preschool Education, Faculty of Education, University of Crete, Rethymno, Crete, Greece

Abstract: The use of games regarding education is not something new. Their use, especially in the early stages of the education system, is notably widespread in helping students learn and develop various skills. Although students are considered the centre of teaching, the teacher plays a central key role. He/she is called upon to care and understand the needs of each individual student, provide the proper learning material and evaluate the whole learning process. We propose exploring how active and pre-service teachers design and integrate adaptive gamified environments into teaching science education.

Keywords: preschool and primary education; teacher education; digital technologies; adaptive gamification; science education; mobile learning.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTEL.2022.120556

International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 2022 Vol.14 No.1, pp.1 - 16

Received: 25 Apr 2020
Accepted: 16 May 2020
Published online: 26 Jan 2022 *

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