Interdisciplinary Studies in Media and Culture

Studying the ways of using the capacity of gamification in the production of educational programs for children in audio media

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Authors

Vida Hamraz 1
Maryam Vatankhavah 2

1 Assistant Professor of Radio Department, Faculty of Radio and Television Production, Sedavasima University, Tehran, Iran

2 Ph.D. Candidate of Higher Media Studies, Tehran Sada Vasima University Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.30465/ismc.2024.47073.2798
Abstract
Gamification is considered a powerful tool for learning, developing skills, increasing user engagement, changing behavior, and building culture. Gamification is a broad concept that is constantly evolving to meet the ever-increasing demands of modern man. But it can be used in many different ways.
Considering the important role of media in education and learning, the main problem of this research is how gamification can be used in media. The purpose of this research is to identify the capacity of gamification in the production of educational programs in audio media for children. This research has been done with qualitative method and by analyzing the themes of interviews of 9 experts in the field of child psychology, digital gamification and radio producers (as the most inclusive listening media). The results of the semi-structured interview with these experts were analyzed in the form of four main themes of "radio and children", "gamification and children's education", "gamification in the media" and "gamification of the educational program on the radio".
The findings of this research showed that the effectiveness of teaching and learning through radio can be understood by referring to the theory of cognitive learning in psychology. Cognitive theorists emphasize perception, thinking, memory,

Keywords

Audio media
children
education
gaming
Interdisciplinary Studies in Media and Culture
Volume 14, Issue 1 - Serial Number 27
Spring and Summer 2024
August 2024
Pages 337-362

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