Enhancing Learning with Gamification: Empowering Students in Web Development Education

Patrizia Sailer, Patrizia Sailer, Thomas Kremsner, Franz Knipp, Franz Knipp, Fares Kayali

2025

Abstract

Digitalization has transformed educational practices, extending its impact to non-technical fields by incorporating technical subjects such as web development. Students from diverse backgrounds frequently encounter difficulties when attempting to learn web development, often experiencing feelings of being overwhelmed and frustrated. This study aimed to address student challenges by identifying their needs and developing a supportive tool to enhance their learning experience in web development. Therefore, human-centered design was used to conduct preliminary interviews with the students in order gain deeper insights into their perceptions on how to enhance their learning experience. In response to this feedback, a gamified learning platform (GLP) was designed and developed. Subsequently, the same group of students evaluated the GLP through interviews, questionnaires and eye-tracking analyses. The evaluation indicated that students perceived the GLP to be a valuable supplementary tool, although not a comprehensive substitute for conventional methods. The findings suggest that refining the GLP, e.g. modifying the color scheme, and integrating it with approaches like flipped classroom could lead to enhanced learning outcomes in subsequent semesters. This study underscores the importance of student-centered design in developing effective educational tools for technical subjects.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Sailer P., Kremsner T., Knipp F. and Kayali F. (2025). Enhancing Learning with Gamification: Empowering Students in Web Development Education. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU; ISBN 978-989-758-746-7, SciTePress, pages 557-568. DOI: 10.5220/0013354800003932

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu25,
author={Patrizia Sailer and Thomas Kremsner and Franz Knipp and Fares Kayali},
title={Enhancing Learning with Gamification: Empowering Students in Web Development Education},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU},
year={2025},
pages={557-568},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013354800003932},
isbn={978-989-758-746-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU
TI - Enhancing Learning with Gamification: Empowering Students in Web Development Education
SN - 978-989-758-746-7
AU - Sailer P.
AU - Kremsner T.
AU - Knipp F.
AU - Kayali F.
PY - 2025
SP - 557
EP - 568
DO - 10.5220/0013354800003932
PB - SciTePress