Implementation Of Gamification Method in Lower Grade Mathematics Subject in China

Yixin Yang(Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia)
Razali Fazilah(Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia)

Abstract

The implementation of the gamification method in lower-grade primary school mathematics teaching represents an important direction for exploring improvements in teaching effectiveness. This study focuses on the implementation effect of the gamification method. It explores its relationship with two categories of predictive variables: teacher-level independent variables (teachers' understanding of gamification method, attention to student subjectivity, and ability to create gamified environments) and student-level independent variables (students' interest level, classroom game participation, and knowledge comprehension). This study targeted 200 lower-grade primary school students and 200 mathematics teachers in Nanchong City, China. Regression analysis results show that for teacher-level variables, the coefficient of determination (R²) with the implementation effect is 0.930, the F-value is 871.248 (p<0.001), indicating that each independent variable significantly predicts the implementation effect. For student-level variables, the R² is 0.929, the F-value is 854.972 (p<0.001), confirming that each variable also demonstrates significant predictive power for the implementation effect. The study indicates that strengthening teachers' cognition of gamification teaching, emphasizing student subjectivity participation, and stimulating students' intrinsic learning interest are core pathways to optimize the implementation effect of the gamification method. Based on these findings, the research provides improvement suggestions for the implementation of gamification method in lower-grade primary school mathematics teaching and provides a basis for optimizing the teaching method and enhancing teaching effectiveness.

Keywords

Gamification method; Primary school mathematics; Teaching effectiveness

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12345/ret.v8i1.28295