TY - JOUR AU - Murillo-Zamorano, Luis R. AU - López Sánchez, José Ángel AU - Godoy-Caballero, Ana Luisa AU - Bueno Muñoz, Carmen PY - 2021 DA - 2021/03/17 TI - Gamification and active learning in higher education: is it possible to match digital society, academia and students' interests? JO - International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education SP - 15 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - This study aims to examine whether it is possible to match digital society, academia and students interests in higher education by testing to what extent the introduction of gamification into active learning setups affects the skills development demanded by the workplace of the digital society of the twenty-first century, the academic achievement standards claimed by the academia, and the satisfaction with the learning process required by the students. Our results provide statistically significant empirical evidence, concluding that the generation of a co-creative and empowered gameful experience that supports students' overall value creation yields to satisfactory active learning setups without any loss of academic achievement, and allowing to develop a series of skills especially relevant for twenty-first century professionals. SN - 2365-9440 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-021-00249-y DO - 10.1186/s41239-021-00249-y ID - Murillo-Zamorano2021 ER -