Gaming The Learning At Online Education Platform

Students and parents in Jamaica remain anxious as Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) exam appears closure. According to the available data around, 40,000 students take GSAT exam every year. The common thought among the Jamaican family is that the future of their child depends on it. To crack the exam and make entry into the secondary schools students work hard. But from the data, it's not hard to guess that the competition is intense and everything depends on the performance of the students in the GSAT exam.

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The struggle to race ahead and book seat in the secondary school, has made many students take exam preparations. There are some test centres and also online learning platforms where students can take necessary preparations. Unlike the common format, online test helps students to get instant result and feedback. Another thing that has managed students to help at online exam is the gamification. Read on.

Online learning platforms

At online education format, gamification is the element which makes learning enjoyable. This helps to engage students while they take test training for the exam. In Jamaica, there is similar online learning provider named Edufocal. According to the Chief Executive of the company Gordan Swaby, “Like in a video game students compete for the top spot. For many it is not school work, it's playing. At that age, they love to compete. They can win prizes whether it's a movie ticket, food vouchers, mobile credit. That's the cultural element to it, Jamaicans love to win stuff, they love incentives.”

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There is some important point raised by Swaby. Incentives, rewards and element of the game in the learning could help to keep children engage. This sort of engagement to learning will aid them to perform better.

Testing knowledge with gamification

The GSAT exam consists questions from communication, language, social studies, science, maths, and arts. Through the gaming element, at online learning, students answer questions. Gamification help to reduce the exam phobia among the students. On the contrary, it motivates them to do well at online test.

This in the long run help them to score good to earn their place in the secondary school. And since this has helped many, parents and children now have developed faith with online learning providers like Edufocal. More number of students take e-learning to enhance their chance to success in the exam.

Testing Abilities And Flaws With Instant Feedback

The GSAT exam consists questions from communication, language, social studies, science, maths, and arts. Through the gaming element, at online learning, students answer questions. Gamification helps to reduce the test phobia among the students. On the contrary, it motivates them to do well at the online test.

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This, in the long run, helps them to score well to earn their place in the secondary school. And since this has helped many, parents and children now have developed faith with online learning providers like Edufocal. More number of students take e-learning to enhance their chance of success in the exam.

The Fit Tool

The idea to utilise online learning to enhance the performance of the students is truly worth. E-learning is the fit tool in the modern education system which different advantages including adding gaming element and providing immediate feedback. Countries or regions where poverty has restricted children to improve themselves with quality education have the opportunity to do well with the online learning tool.

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