The Effectiveness of Gamified Flipped Classroom on Learning, Academic Motivation, and Academic Engagement of Students in Mathematics (Case Study: Fourth-Grade Students in District 2 of Bandar Abbas City)

Zahedian, Marjan; Nami, Kolsum

doi:10.22034/naes.2026.562585.1822

The Effectiveness of Gamified Flipped Classroom on Learning, Academic Motivation, and Academic Engagement of Students in Mathematics (Case Study: Fourth-Grade Students in District 2 of Bandar Abbas City)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

marjan zahedian ¹

Kolsum Nami ²

¹ Marjan Zahedian, Department of Educational Technology and Innovative Educational Industries, BA.C.,Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.

² Department of Educational Governance and Human Resources, BA.C.,Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.

10.22034/naes.2026.562585.1822

Abstract

This study investigated the impact of gamified flipped classrooms on mathematics learning, academic motivation, and engagement among fourth-grade elementary students. Employing a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design, 40 female students were conveniently sampled from Bandar Abbas District 2 during the 2024-2025 academic year. These participants were randomly assigned to either an experimental or a control group (20 students each). Data collection involved a researcher-developed learning test, Harter’s Academic Motivation Scale (1981), and Reeve and Tseng’s Academic Engagement Questionnaire (2013). For data analysis, univariate ANCOVA was used for learning and academic engagement variables, while multivariate ANCOVA was applied to intrinsic and extrinsic academic motivation, all conducted using SPSS-26. The findings revealed that the gamified flipped classroom significantly enhanced students’ mathematics learning outcomes, academic motivation, and academic engagement compared to conventional flipped classroom approaches (p < 0.05). This suggests that integrating gamification into flipped classroom models can effectively improve various aspects of student learning and engagement in mathematics.

Keywords

Flipped Classroom

Gamified Flipped Classroom

Gamification

Academic Motivation

Academic Engagement

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