Academic Studies

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Further investigation of problem domain through reading current academic literature

Check out #1 for what we are trying to accomplish with our research.

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[1]K. Siau, H. Sheng, and F. F.-H. Nah, “Use of a Classroom Response System to Enhance Classroom Interactivity,” IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 398–403, Aug. 2006. ‌ Findings: Advantages identified in the Classroom Response System (CRS) where

• easy of use
• "Immediate feedback - enabled them to assess their understanding relative to those of the other students." [1]
• "Every student has the chance to answer every question without being embarrassed if his or her answer is wrong. The anonymity feature of the classroom response system increases students’ willingness to participate in the class." [1]

Disadventages identified:

• "question types are limited to multiple choice questions and true/false questions" [1]
• Can only capture quantative data
• Can take up class time

Considerations stressed:

• Instructors must integrate the CRS seamlessly with curriculum
• When to prepare questions, appropriate time to ask, how much time to allocate

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[2]Y. Chaiyo and R. Nokham, “The Effect of Kahoot, Quizizz and Google forms on the Student’s Perception in the Classrooms Response System,” IEEE, Apr. 2017. ‌ Findings:

• "There are three categories of activities and equipment involved in using a classroom response system: presentation and questioning, student response and display, and data management and analysis."[1]

What students liked about Kahoot:

• What the answer were given value by the teacher
• That teachers are able to check if concepts are understood
• The aplication gives immidiate and proggressive feedback so students are more aware of their own understanding of the curriculum

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[3]M. Correia and R. Santos, “Game-based learning The use of Kahoot in teacher education,” IEEE, Jan. 2018. ‌

Kahoot advantages:

• Strong playfulness and competitive feel due to time limit and scoring which contributes to active participation, team work and thus learning
• From teachers POV - use of mobiles is a great benefit in terms of costs and management efforts
• encompases both challenging students and bieng FUN
• "performing assessment activities with automatic correction and with the possibility of obtaining immediate feedback on students’ performance" [3]
• "use of games through this tool stimulates interest and contributes positively to learning"

Kahoot challenges:

the teacher

time management, content management and lack of experience in reacting to students’ feedback

• "limited number of characters in questions and response options; the impossibility of putting images in the response options; limited response time; and the fact that it is not possible to put questions in the same activity using different Kahoot! features" [3]

student

adaptation to a new teaching, method, difficulties in assimilating different points of view in the discussions, displeasure in use as a form of summative evaluation, dislike in use as a way of monitoring attendance and difficulty in accepting negative feedback.

Considerations

Some students would like to explore the Discussion feature in Kahoot.

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[4]H. Abidin and F. Zaman, “Students’ Perceptions on Game-based Classroom Response System in a Computer Programming Course,” IEEE, 2017. ‌

Findings

"79% of the students prefer to compete among the teams while the rest of the students prefer to play individually. None of them choose not to play. Competition among the teams could enhance their teamwork skill and competitive among the students. Students who are not doing well in the course could also improve their understanding while discussing with other team members."[4]

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[5]V. Izquierdo-Álvarez, E. Lahuerta-Otero, and R. Cordero-Gutiérrez, “Kahoot, win the learning race,” Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality - TEEM’18, 2018. ‌

Findings

3. Kahoot motivates me to attend more to class to get the highest number of points.
4. Being in competition with other students increases my motivation.
5. The Kahoot scoring system increases my ambition to become one of the first of the class.
6. The rewards associated with the game motivate me.
7. The tool allows me to see my degree of achievement and improve the aspects in which I am weakest.
8. Gamification methods such as Kahoot are fun.
9. Being recognized among the first in the class makes me feel important.
10. Each question I answer correctly improves my self confidence.

All of the above statements corresponded with students experiences with the game (above 60% match rate)