How does the Mechanics of Competition and Collaboration Impact on Student’s Flow Experience in a Gamified Educational Environment? An Experimental Study in Higher Education (under review)
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Studies examining flow theory generally found higher levels of flow and immersion in gamified activities.
“Studies examining flow theory generally found higher levels of flow and immersion in gamified activities (Khoshnoodifar et al., 2023;Lozano et al., 2024;Marinho et al., 2025).”
From Gamification on Mathematics Engagement and Motivation in Secondary School and Higher Education: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2026) · cites this paper as Marinho et al., 2025
Collaborative rankings/team tasks can be demotivating to individual competitors (extrinsic motivators).
“| Team tasks | learners with high | individual competitors | (2023); Marinho et |”
From Gamification on Mathematics Engagement and Motivation in Secondary School and Higher Education: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2026) · cites this paper as Marinho et al. (2025)
Collaborative rankings/team tasks can be experienced as challenging/competence by social learners and learners with high initial amotivation, and by intrinsic motivators.
“| Collaborative rankings/ | Social learners and | Can be demotivating to | García-López et al. |”
From Gamification on Mathematics Engagement and Motivation in Secondary School and Higher Education: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2026) · cites this paper as Marinho et al. (2025)
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- Authors
- Marinho, A., Bittencourt, I. I., Dermeval, D., Santos, J., Challco, G., & Reis, M.
- Affiliations
- Universidade Federal de Alagoas (BR)
- Corresponding author
- Dermeval, Diego
- Venue
- Technology, Knowledge and Learning
- Published
- 2024-12-10
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 399-424
- ISSN
- 2211-1662 (ISSN-L)
- 2211-1670
- OpenAlex
- W4405241752
- Cited by
- 5
- References
- 72
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 1
- FWCI
- 3.93
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Technology Knowledge and Learning (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Educational Games and Gamification
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Flow Experience in Various Fields
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Digital Games and Media
- Keywords
- flow experience, gamification, competition, collaboration, university students, intrinsic motivation, social engagement, meaningful learning, computer-supported learning
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