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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Educational Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1295709

Investigating the Influence of Gamification on Motivation and Learning Outcomes in Online Language Learning

Provisionally accepted
Zijun Shen Zijun Shen 1Minjie Lai Minjie Lai 2*Fei Wang Fei Wang 3
  • 1 Institute for Media and Communication, Department of Language, Literature and Media I, Faculty of Humanities, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  • 2 Guangzhou College of Commerce, Guangzhou, China
  • 3 The University of Sydney, Darlington, New South Wales, Australia

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    This study investigates the influence of gamification integration on language learning achievement among Chinese students while probing the mediating role of learners' motivation. Furthermore, it extends the boundaries of this investigation by exploring the moderating effect of digital literacy as a psychological predisposition. Data is collected through surveys from Chinese students enrolled in linguistic programs, employing a stratified random sampling technique and analyzed via SmartPLS SEM. The findings affirm the significant and positive impact of gamification integration on language learning achievement. The study introduces a moderated mediation model where learners' motivation serves as the mediator, and digital literacy acts as a moderator, further accentuating the significant impact of this integrated approach. This research advances our theoretical understanding of language learning, validating gamification's effectiveness as a motivational tool, and introduces digital literacy as a critical factor, providing deeper insights into personalized language learning experiences.

    Keywords: Gamification Integration, Learners' motivation, Learning style preference, Language learning outcomes, online language learning

    Received: 18 Sep 2023; Accepted: 19 Apr 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Shen, Lai and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Minjie Lai, Guangzhou College of Commerce, Guangzhou, China

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