Effects of competition in education: A case study in an e-learningenvironment
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UAM. Departamento de Ingeniería InformáticaPublisher
IADISDate
2010Citation
Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on e-Learning. IADIS, 2010. 11-18ISBN
978-972-8939-17-5Subjects
Education; E-learning; Student motivation; Competition; Cooperation; InformáticaNote
This is an electronic version of the paper presented at the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, held in Freiburg on 2010Rights
© 2010 IADISAbstract
We analyse the effects of competition in education. We identify the benefits and drawbacks of forcing students to
compete themselves during their learning process, and investigate a number of features a competitive learning activity
should have in order to motivate students, and improve their academic performance. More specifically, by using a simple
Web system, we conduct a competition undertaken for a symbolic value, performed in a short period of time, and
characterised by all participants feeling like they have a chance to win. Following these principles, empirical results with
77 students show that a balance between competition and cooperation is achieved, and the focus on the learning goals
instead of on the competition itself remains.
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Google Scholar:Cantador Gutiérrez, Iván
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Conde, José M.
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