#3803. Game on with kahoot! Effects on vocabulary learning and motivation

October 2026publication date
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Computer Science Applications;
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Abstract:
The landscape of technology in language classrooms is changing so quickly that its hard for us to keep pace. Games-based student response systems (GBSRS) in a bring-your-own-device environment have only recently become widely available for language classrooms; consequently, little research has been conducted into the efficacy of GBSRSs for foreign language learning. This quasi-experimental study explores the efficacy of one application called Kahoot! at a mediumsized university in South Korea for vocabulary learning and motivation. Both the traditional control group and the experimental group learned more vocabulary during the course of the study; however, no significant difference in vocabulary learning was found between the groups. The change in motivation level, on the other hand, was significantly higher for the Kahoot! group. Therefore, the findings recommend the use of the Kahoot! GBSRS particularly for often low motivated Asian university EFL students. Copyright
Keywords:
CALL Vocabulary; EFL Motivation; Gamification; Student Response Systems; University

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