Using digital educational escape rooms as a motivational review tool for Economics

This paper addresses the issue of balancing engagement and learning outcomes within the realm of game-based learning theory. It demonstrates how digital educational escape rooms (DEER) serve as a means of stimulating motivation and facilitating content review. The experimental group outperforms thei...

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Autor: Maroto Sánchez, Andrés
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
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Palavra-chave:Blended learning
Digital educational escape room (DEER)
Economics
Higher education
Learning outcomes
Motivation
Economía
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spelling Using digital educational escape rooms as a motivational review tool for EconomicsMaroto Sánchez, AndrésBlended learningDigital educational escape room (DEER)EconomicsHigher educationLearning outcomesMotivationEconomíaThis paper addresses the issue of balancing engagement and learning outcomes within the realm of game-based learning theory. It demonstrates how digital educational escape rooms (DEER) serve as a means of stimulating motivation and facilitating content review. The experimental group outperforms their peers in this regard and has a significant perception that DEER enhances the quality of their learning process. The methodology involves the integration of both quantitative and qualitative instruments, specifically a digital questionnaire for the former and a debriefing or focus group for the latter. The experimental groups were selected randomly on an annual basis, with consideration given to controlling variables such as sex and prior academic performance. Data were gathered from students enrolled in the Economics degree who were taking Industrial Organization (Market Theory) courses over a three-year period from 2019 to 2022. The use of breakout activities in digitalising the learning experience has enabled their application to a broad range of subjects. While there may be comparable initiatives in other academic areas, this marks the initial implementation of such an endeavour within the domain of economic pedagogyElsevierUAM. Departamento de Análisis Económico, Teoría Económica e Historia Económica2023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10486/708593reponame:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAMinstname:Universidad Autónoma de MadridInglésInternational Journal of Management Educationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2023.100852info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/7085932025-07-23T07:40:42Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Using digital educational escape rooms as a motivational review tool for Economics
title Using digital educational escape rooms as a motivational review tool for Economics
spellingShingle Using digital educational escape rooms as a motivational review tool for Economics
Maroto Sánchez, Andrés
Blended learning
Digital educational escape room (DEER)
Economics
Higher education
Learning outcomes
Motivation
Economía
title_short Using digital educational escape rooms as a motivational review tool for Economics
title_full Using digital educational escape rooms as a motivational review tool for Economics
title_fullStr Using digital educational escape rooms as a motivational review tool for Economics
title_full_unstemmed Using digital educational escape rooms as a motivational review tool for Economics
title_sort Using digital educational escape rooms as a motivational review tool for Economics
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Maroto Sánchez, Andrés
author Maroto Sánchez, Andrés
author_facet Maroto Sánchez, Andrés
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv UAM. Departamento de Análisis Económico, Teoría Económica e Historia Económica
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Blended learning
Digital educational escape room (DEER)
Economics
Higher education
Learning outcomes
Motivation
Economía
topic Blended learning
Digital educational escape room (DEER)
Economics
Higher education
Learning outcomes
Motivation
Economía
description This paper addresses the issue of balancing engagement and learning outcomes within the realm of game-based learning theory. It demonstrates how digital educational escape rooms (DEER) serve as a means of stimulating motivation and facilitating content review. The experimental group outperforms their peers in this regard and has a significant perception that DEER enhances the quality of their learning process. The methodology involves the integration of both quantitative and qualitative instruments, specifically a digital questionnaire for the former and a debriefing or focus group for the latter. The experimental groups were selected randomly on an annual basis, with consideration given to controlling variables such as sex and prior academic performance. Data were gathered from students enrolled in the Economics degree who were taking Industrial Organization (Market Theory) courses over a three-year period from 2019 to 2022. The use of breakout activities in digitalising the learning experience has enabled their application to a broad range of subjects. While there may be comparable initiatives in other academic areas, this marks the initial implementation of such an endeavour within the domain of economic pedagogy
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