The Effectiveness of a Platform based on Gamification in developing Creative thinking among Middle School Students
الملخص
Gamifications are currently one of the key instruments for educational platforms as they can be used to encourage students to achieve learning goals and develop their thinking skills. One of the key skills needed in the modern educational setting is the ability to think creatively, and students in the creative education stages must cultivate this skill. Therefore, the goal of the current research is to determine whether a platform that uses Gamification can assist middle school students to improve their creative thinking. Using the quasi-experimental method, the first experimental group, which used the educational platform based on Gamification, was compared to the second experimental group, which used the same platform but without any Gamification. The research sample consisted of 60 ninth graders from Jeddah, kingdom of Saudi Arabia who were divided into two research groups randomly. In the computer and information technology learning material, a creative thinking skills measurement scale was developed. Three fundamental skills were measured on the scale: fluency, originality, and flexibility. The findings indicated that, the general creative thinking skills, as well as sub-cognitive thinking skills: the fluency, originality, and flexibility are best developed using an educational tool built on Gamification.
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