Week 18

Spiral of Inquiry - ‘Focus’ Phase

How can using ClassDojo (gamification) increase the level of engagement of Year 9 and 10 distance learners?

Annotated Bibliography

  • Citation and Annotation
  • Annotation
  • Assess strengths and weaknesses
  • Outline the main arguments
  • Background Information on the authors
  • Relevancy to the topic
Why did I pick this? Why is it relevant? Did I even agree to this?

Lehman, R. M., Conceição, S. C. O., & Conceio, S. C. O. (2013). Motivating and retaining online students : research-based strategies that work. Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com

Meyer, K. A. (2014). Student engagement online: what works and why. Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com


How could the principle of Tino Rangatiratanga (Self-determination) be applied to your inquiry topic and area of focus:

I think that my topic has a high relevance for Māori students as my roll is predominantly NZ Māori. These students have come to us predominantly from negative educational experiences and it is now up to us to engage, inspire and get these students actively participating in their education again. My choice of using gamification elements is my starting point of trying to make it fun and to establsih some connections to my students reminding them that learning can be fun. 'Mana motuhake'- they are in control of the points that they are getting.

Based on the principle of Taonga tuku iho (Cultural aspirations), how could your inquiry topic and area of focus address community needs or priorities of Māori students with socio-economic disadvantages?

Yes, I have taken into account how they think and interact and this is the reason why I chose to do gamification elements to make things fun. I know this for certain now as I sent a survey out to my students to get their feedback on distance learning and got a 100% response back for using points and levels with their learning. The students said that they would engage more for rewards and that they would find learning more fun. 

 Student Survey
Supervisor Survey








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