Learning Through Gamification in Higher Education

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Health care legislation, management and administration is a basic subject offered in the physical therapy university degree. The juridical features of this subject usually provokes a lack of motivation between students. Although not commonly used in university teaching, gamification could provide further affordances for improving students' engagement which provokes better assistance and learning outcomes.

Detailed Description
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51 students of Health legislation, management and administration subject of the Physical Therapy University Degree of the Catholic University of Murcia will be recruited. Participants will be randomly assigned into two groups: control group (traditional teaching methods) and intervention group (gamification). Class attendance and academic results will be register for future analysis.

Official Title
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Learning Through Play in a University Degree: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Conditions
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Motivation, Engagement, Patient

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Gamification
* Behavioral: Traditional teaching


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Students enrolled in the subject during academic year 19-20. Students included must not have taken the subject before. Students must be able to understand and speak the Spanish language. Exclusion Criteria: -

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Gamification group<br>Problem solving based methodology | Behavioral: Gamification<br>* Teaching through gamification<br>|
| Active Comparator: Traditional teaching group<br>Master lesson methodology | Behavioral: Traditional teaching<br>* Teaching through master lesson methodology<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Class attendance | Number of days students attend class. This outcome will be registered each day by the teacher using a standardized attendance sheet template. | Time-to-Event measures: from date of randomization until the end of academic period for a total of 16 week (including two holiday weeks) | 
| Total score | Average score of first and second partial exams. This outcome will be obtained through qualifications in test type exam. | Outcome measures at the end of the academic period, for a total of 16 week (including two holiday weeks) | 
| Partial score | Score achieved in questions related to topics taught in the four intervention classes. This outcome will be obtained through qualifications in test type exam. | Outcome measures at the end of the academic period, for a total of 16 week (including two holiday weeks) |