Education has always been willing to test new ways to maintain student engagement. Thanks to research from the Higher Education Statistics Agency, we can see that there’s been a decrease in the rate of students dropping out, down to 5.3% of students who began their first degree in 2019–2020. This is the lowest rate on record. Keeping up engagement and having students actively enjoying their study can help to lower these percentages further. But how can we be sure to keep students interested and encouraged to contribute and perform well in assessments? The gamification of education, where you make learning more enjoyable and engaging for students by using game design features, could be the answer.
