An Early Case Study Analyzing Teachers' Acceptance Towards of the Use of Gameful Approaches in Education in Brazil

Abstract

Studies on gameful approaches in education have constantly sought to identify users' motivation and experience. However, most of these studies have focused exclusively on students' perspectives without considering the teachers' motivational and affective issues. Thus, although the community already has considerable knowledge regarding motivational and affective issues related to students' experience, little is known about teachers' acceptance of using gameful approaches in education. starting to face this challenge, in this paper, we present a case study (N=41) analyzing the teachers' acceptance of the use of a gamified educational system. The main results indicate that previous experience with distance education and gamification can positively affect the perceived ease of use of gamified educational systems. However, unlike expected, experience with educational technology can not significantly affect perceived ease of use. Our results contribute to the fields of educational technologies and gamification in education by presenting the teachers' perceptions regarding a gamified educational system in education.