Gamification in teacher education: Enhancing the motivation of pre-service primary school teachers

- Lystopad, N.P. (orcid.org/0000-0002-2922-8450), Kit, Halyna (orcid.org/0000-0003-2986-9079), Danyliak, Ruslana (orcid.org/0009-0002-2735-985X), Mordovtseva, N.V. (orcid.org/0000-0002-1827-9404) and Tsalapova, Oksana (orcid.org/0000-0002-9732-353X) (2026) Gamification in teacher education: Enhancing the motivation of pre-service primary school teachers Revista Eduweb, 3 (20). pp. 171-187. ISSN 1856-7576

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Abstract

Gamification has become established as an effective pedagogical approach for enhancing students’ motivation and professional competence in higher education. This study aimed to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a gamification-based instructional system designed to improve the motivation of future primary school teachers. A mixed-methods research design combined theoretical analysis with a pedagogical experiment involving 104 first-year Primary Education students, randomly assigned to an experimental group (n = 52) and a control group (n = 52). The intervention integrated digital gamification tools, interactive learning activities, and specific pedagogical conditions. The experimental group showed significantly greater improvement than the control group. The proportion of students reaching creative and professional levels rose from 26.9% to 73.1% on the motivational criterion and from 26.9% to 71.2% on the content-activity criterion, while the proportion at the low level fell from 42.3% to 7.7% and from 40.4% to 9.6%, respectively. Statistical analysis confirmed significant between-group differences after the intervention (t > 1.967, p < 0.05). The results show that the systematic integration of gamification into digitally supported teacher education significantly improves students’ motivation and professional competence.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Gamification of the educational process, motivation, future primary school teachers, digital environment, higher education.
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 00 Prolegomena. Fundamentals of knowledge and culture. Propaedeutics > 004 Computer science and technology. Computing. Data processing > 004.9 Application-oriented computer-based techniques Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 303 Methods of the social sciences Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 373 Kinds of school providing general education Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 378 Higher education. Universities. Academic study
Divisions:	Institute of Pedagogics > O. Ya. Savchenko Department of Primary Education
Depositing User:	Лаборант Сироїд О.І.
Date Deposited:	22 Oct 2026 11:51
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2026 11:51
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/750545

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