A social gamification framework for a K-6 learning platform

As video games, particularly, social games are growing in popularity and number of users, there has been an increasing interest in its potential as innovative teaching tools. Gamification is a new concept intending to use elements from video games in non-game applications. Education is an area with high potential for application of this concept since it seeks to promote people’s motivation and engagement. The research in progress will try to find how to apply social gamification in education, testing and validating the results of that application. To fulfil these objectives, this paper presents the guidelines and main features of a social gamification framework to be applied in an existent K-6 social learning environment.

► Definition of the essential guidelines to set up a social gamification framework. ► Learning techniques for social networks. ► Inclusion of this approach in a global social network for education purposes in Portugal.