EDUCON16 "An Approach to Gamify an Adaptive Questionnaire Environment" by Pablo Molins-Ruano. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. 11/04/16.

1. An Approach to Gamify an
Adaptive Questionnaire
Environment
P. Molins-Ruano, F. Jurado, P. Rodríguez, S. Atrio and S. Gomez
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
pablo.molins@uam.es

2. Some background
• We have been using an adaptive questionnaire environment for
several years. We have found that:
1. Students don’t seem to enjoy taking exams…
2. Using the system increases the chances of earning a good grade.
• We should motivate them to use it! But how? → Gamification

3. What to gamify?

4. • Pantallazo de e-valUAM con la licencia
https://e-valuam.ii.uam.es
Open source!

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8. Why?

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14. 2015-2016

15. How?

16. How? Marczewski

17. Marczewski’s
47 Gamification elements, mechanics and ideas
How?

18. General
• Progress / Feedback
• Loss Aversion
• Time Pressure
• On-boarding / Tutorials
• Signposting
• Theme
• Narrative / Story
• Curiosity / Mystery Box
Based on schedules
• Fixed Reward Schedule
• Time Dependent Rewards
• Random Rewards

19. Achievers
• Challenges
• Levels / Progression
• Learning / New Skills
• Boss Battles
• Quests
• Certificates
Players
• Badges / Achievements
• Physical Rewards / Prizes
• Leaderboards / Ladders
• Virtual Economy
• Lottery / Game of Chance
• Points / Experience Points (XP)

20. Free Spirits
• Branching Choices
• Exploration
• Easter Eggs
• Unlockable / Rare Content
• Creativity Tools
• Customization

21. Socializers
• Social Network
• Social Status
• Social Pressure
• Social Discovery
• Competition
• Guilds / Teams
Philanthropists
• Sharing
Knowledge
• Meaning / Purpose
• Care-taking
• Access
• Collect & Trade
• Gifting / Sharing
Disruptors
• Voting / Voice
• Innovation Platform
• Development Tools
• Anonymity
• Light Touch
• Anarchy

22. Conclusions
• Can we do something to engage students?
Yes!
• Can we fit gamification in our system?
Yes!
• Would doing so change something?
Let’s find out!

23. An Approach to Gamify an
Adaptive Questionnaire
Environment
P. Molins-Ruano, F. Jurado, P. Rodríguez, S. Atrio and S. Gomez
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
pablo.molins@uam.es
https://e-valuam.ii.uam.es/